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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 the first chore Grandma gives Byron?

2. What is Kenny's favorite song?

3. What is Momma mad about when she sees Dad drove straight through the entire trip?

4. What is the hunting dog's name?

5. Who slept through the entire disaster after the big boom?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the first chore Grandma gives Byron, and how does he respond to this?

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

3. Why can't Mr. Robert and his dog hunt anymore?

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

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

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

7. Who is the Wool Pooh?

8. What was Kenny ashamed about after the bombing?

9. What does Momma say she dissapproves of her mother for, and what is Grandma's response?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which character did you relate with the most in this book? Why? How did this character change throughout the book?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Why did the Watsons decide to make the trek down to Alabama, and how did this trip change the lives of each member of the family?

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