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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. Who has to help Joetta out of her snow things at school?

2. What dangerous item does Byron keep getting caught playing with?

3. What does Kenny pretend Byron is after he sees what he did to his hair in Chapter 7?

4. Who steals Kenny's gloves?

5. Why does Dad want to go to his sister's house at the beginning of the book?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Byron do after accidentally killing the bird on the phone wire?

3. How does Momma soothe Rufus's hurt feelings for Kenny?

4. What do the other kids tease Rufus and Cody about?

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

6. What does Momma do to try to help Byron get his lips off the mirror?

7. How does Kenny tease Byron after seeing his hair?

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

9. What happens in Chapter 5 when Momma tries to punish Byron in the way she had threatened?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Byron is incredibly protective of his little brother. What are some of the ways this protective feeling is shown, and how do these moments affect the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Despair is a theme placed in a number of sensitive places in this plot. What are some of these places, and what role did despair play in this book?

Essay Topic 3

What happened when Byron threw a cookie at the bird? How did this event change Byron, and how did this change affect the other characters in the book?

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