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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 is Momma happy about when she sees Dad has driven straight through the entire trip?

2. Where did Momma write out the plan for the trip?

3. What is the first chore Grandma gives Byron?

4. What street did the church bombing in Birmingham take place?

5. How does Kenny describe Grandma?

Short Essay Questions

1. What bothers the Watson kids so much at their first stop along the road trip?

2. What does Kenny first think when Joey talks to him in his room in Chapter 14?

3. How does Momma prepare for the trip to Alabama?

4. Why does Kenny feel he won a small victory during the car ride in Chapter 9?

5. What does Kenny hear after Joey goes to church in Chapter 14, and what does Dad think caused it?

6. What does the author ask his readers to do at the end of the book?

7. What has Dad planned for the trip despite Momma's intense research?

8. What does Kenny see when he gets to the church to find Joey?

9. What do Kenny and Byron trade off doing while driving in Chapter 10?

10. Why does Dad tell Kenny that Byron needs to go to Alabama for a time?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sacrifice was a theme that was very prevalent in this book. Who were the characters most affected by this theme, and how did they allow sacrifice to change their lives?

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

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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