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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 feel when he hits the bird on the phone wire?

2. What does Byron do after getting off the bus some days?

3. Where did the new boy in Kenny's class move from?

4. What is Joetta's nickname?

5. What grade is Kenny in?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Why has Dad been making so many repairs to the car in Chapter 8?

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

8. What does Byron say to get Joetta to stop complaining about the warm clothes?

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

10. Why did Kenny stop playing with LJ?

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

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

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