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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. How does Byron get his lips stuck to the rear view mirror?

2. Where does Momma send Byron after Momma sees his hair?

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

4. What is Byron pretending to shoot down in the locked bathroom?

5. What does Byron later buy at the store using Momma's method?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the biggest addition Dad makes to the car in Chapter 8?

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

3. What does Kenny say to tease Byron as they drive to Cyndey's house?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What is the Wool Pooh? What significance did this figure have on Kenny's life and his place in the plot?

Essay Topic 3

What role does symbolism play in the story, and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

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