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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. Where does Grandma Sands live?

2. What clue does Kenny see in Chapter 11 that they have been driving longer than planned?

3. Where is Kenny when he hears the big boom?

4. What does Byron seem to enjoy about being at Grandma's house?

5. Who screams just after the big boom was heard?

Short Essay Questions

1. What saps the energy out of Kenny in Alabama?

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

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

4. What relieves Momma about Dad ignoring all of her plans for the trip?

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

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

7. Where does Grandma warn the children not to go, and why?

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

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

10. What caused what Kenny heard in the back yard, and how does he discover this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

How is the role of discipline presented in this book, and what are the most successful methods used? How do these methods shape the personality of the characters in the book?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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