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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 12, where did Emmy tell Odie to put money she gave him?

2. Who was sleeping with Mr. Brickman in Chapter 10?

3. In Chapter 6, what Psalm did Mr. Brickman read from?

4. In Chapter 10, what did Odie say happened to Billy Red Sleeve?

5. What did Odie, Mose, and Albert get to eat in Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 17, what work did the boys do for the wild pig scarer?

2. Why did Mose not speak?

3. In the Prologue, what does Odie say about the story he is about to tell?

4. In Chapter 2, how does Odie think that the black snake happened to slither over Mrs. Brickman's foot?

5. What did Odie make for Emmy in Chapter 14?

6. How did Odie feel about shooting Jack?

7. In Chapter 14, how did Odie get shirts?

8. How did Odie and the others get his harmonica and Emmy before they left?

9. At the end of Chapter 12, what did Emmy do in the night?

10. What story did Odie tell in Chapter 13, when Albert could not tell a lady in a store what he wanted?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jack was intimidating because he wore an eye patch and how he behaved. Why was Odie intimidated by Jack? What did Odie learn about Jack? Why did Odie fear Jack?

Essay Topic 2

Cliffhangers are a literary device that leave readers wondering what will happen next. How does the author use cliffhangers in the novel? How do cliffhangers create suspense?

Essay Topic 3

When students misbehaved, they were put in what was called the quiet room. How often was Odie locked in the quiet room? What did the room come to represent for him?

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