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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 feel when he sees the person who stole his gloves getting punished?

2. During which season does the story begin?

3. How does Byron feel when he hits the bird on the phone wire?

4. What is Dad's sister's name?

5. What did Kenny find on the ground at school one day?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Dad reveal as the final touch to his repairs on the car?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. How does Kenny react to seeing Larry get beat up for stealing Kenny's gloves?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

How is Byron able to help Kenny heal from the events that took place at the church in Montgomery? How did Byron's interaction change Kenny's perspective on things?

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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