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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 Kenny see what Byron is doing in the locked bathroom?

2. Why is Dad fixing up the car?

3. Who was Kenny's only friend before the new kid moved in?

4. What is the name of Byron's friend in Chapter 1?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Byron react when Kenny comes to his class to read?

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

3. In Chapter 3, how does Kenny feel about havng to sit by the new kid at first, and why?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many different characters in this book were persuaded to do things they would not have done of their own accord. What are some of these instances, and how did persuasion affect the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Kenny has a somewhat negative view of his intellect. Where does this view come from, and how has this affected his personality and his place in the school?

Essay Topic 3

Friendship is a strong theme throughout the book. Where are some places this theme appears, and how do the characters touched by it react? How do certain friendships change over the course of the book, and what causes these changes?

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