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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. Why does the new kid stop eating lunch with Kenny for a while?

2. Who does Kenny first tell about his fight with the new kid?

3. Where will Byron stay for the summer?

4. What did the new boy used to eat for dinner before he moved?

5. Where does the person who helps mend the friendship between Kenny and the new kid talk to the new kid?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Kenny like to watch his father do in the mornings, and why?

2. How does Kenny try to help Rufus stay warm in the winter?

3. Why does Kenny say he is the kind of kid who gets teased?

4. What does Dad do after seeing what Byron did to his hair?

5. Why does Momma bundle up her kids so much when it gets cold?

6. What does Kenny see Momma and Dad doing after the incident with Byron's hair?

7. What does Momma do when she realizes what Byron is doing in the locked bathroom?

8. What does Dad say Momma's old boyfriend said to try to keep her from marrying Dad?

9. What does Kenny see Byron doing in the locked bathroom?

10. How does Kenny describe the social hierarchy at Clark Elementary School?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which character did you relate with the most in this book? Why? How did this character change throughout the book?

Essay Topic 2

What are some of the stories Byron told, and how did they affect the characters who heard them?

Essay Topic 3

What were some of the forms of foreshadowing used in this book, and how did those moments affect the course of the plot?

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