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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 do the new boys get teased most about?

2. Where will Byron stay for the summer?

3. Where does the person who helps mend the friendship between Kenny and the new kid talk to the new kid?

4. Who does Kenny give one of his extra pairs of gloves to?

5. What does Kenny pretend Byron is after he sees what he did to his hair in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens when Kenny finds a dollar at school?

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

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

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

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

8. Why did Kenny stop playing with LJ?

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

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

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

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

What kind of social codes were disobeyed in this book, and how did this lack of observance affect the main characters in the book?

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