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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. After the prom dance, Schwartz and the narrator take their dates to the Rooster where, trying to impress, they order what?

2. When the doorman retrieves a childhood toy for the adult narrator, who does he have to fight for it?

3. Why did Howie quit high school?

4. Who answers the door when the narrator goes to Daphne's house?

5. Before the narrator can invite a girl to the Spring Dance, he decides that first they must what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does the narrator live when he is an adult?

2. Why does the narrator grow more and more uncomfortable at the party with Josephine?

3. How does the narrator feel after looking through his box of childhood treasures?

4. How does the narrator's date with Daphne end?

5. Describe the narrator's trip to Daphne's house.

6. With the Bumpuses long gone, who finally moves in next door to the Shepherds?

7. Describe the narrator's experience as he waits for Josephine to finish getting ready for their date.

8. How does the narrator get his fire chief hat back?

9. Describe the narrator's first major encounter with Josephine.

10. What does the narrator compare the prom to?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the Shepherd and the Bumpus families.

1. In what ways do the Bumpuses annoy the Old Man and his family?

2. Despite the stark differences between the Shepherds and the Bumpuses, what makes each family bizarre and eccentric in its own way?

Essay Topic 2

1. Describe the personality and any salient character traits of each of the following: Randy, the narrator, Mother, and the Old Man.

2. How do the personalities and character traits of these individuals complement each other in ways that make their family function together?

Essay Topic 3

How does the narrator feel after the battles against Scut Farkas, the school bully, in top-spinning matches? Who wins? Does it even matter who wins, or does the narrator grow in confidence and self-assurance as a result of his desire to best the bully? Explain your reasoning.

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