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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 does Kenny like to do most?

2. How does Momma say to pay for the food at the store in Chapter 6?

3. What is the name of the school Kenny attends?

4. How long does Byron go before playing with the dangerous item again?

5. How does Byron feel about what he did to his hair?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What makes Byron so happy after leaving the store with Kenny in Chapter 6?

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

4. What does Byron do to his hair in Chapter 7 and why?

5. What does Momma threaten to do to Byron if he plays with fire again, and why?

6. Why does Byron say Kenny cannot tell on him for buying things at the store without permission?

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

8. What are the Watsons doing at the very beginning of the book?

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

10. What happens when Kenny asks to sign the welfare list to pay for his groceries?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why did the Watsons decide to make the trek down to Alabama, and how did this trip change the lives of each member of the family?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Sacrifice was a theme that was very prevalent in this book. Who were the characters most affected by this theme, and how did they allow sacrifice to change their lives?

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