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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. What is the only thing to eat in "Cello Songs"?

2. What type of gum does Ziggy give June in "Transformation"?

3. When was June born?

4. What color shirt did Ziggy wear during a picnic with Nana Jean shortly after he moved in?

5. In "Mother and Child," what sound can be heard inside the house when Ziggy and Jenny are arguing?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does June remember about her father?

2. What did Jenny give Ziggy, and what does he say about it?

3. In "Bristle Brush," what does June do after her mother is asleep and why?

4. How does June explain when Ziggy accuses her of staring at him in "Transformation"?

5. What happens after June throws rocks at the neighborhood children?

6. What do the neighborhood kids think about June Bug's house?

7. What is the disinfection process Angela goes through after Toby leaves?

8. When is the only time that June Bug's mother looks tethered to the earth, and how does she seem during that time?

9. What is it like when Jenny Karlo comes down Trowbridge Road?

10. What does Ziggy do at the beginning of "Summer Storm"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How does the author use idioms in the book? Why are the idioms sometimes difficult to understand? Why do the idioms often require research to understand their meaning?

Essay Topic 2

Imagery is a literary device authors use to describe something using the five senses to help readers experience what a character is experiencing. How does the author use imagery to help readers imagine the world she has created?

Essay Topic 3

Analogies are used to compare an unfamiliar object or idea to a familiar one in an attempt to explain the unfamiliar. How does the author use analogies in the book? How do analogies help readers understand unfamiliar ideas or understand events or characters?

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