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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. In what state is the second break of the road trip taken in?

2. Where is the gift from Mrs. Davidson kept?

3. What does Kenny do when he sees his reflection in the mirror in Chapter 15?

4. What are the kids upset about at the first stop on their road trip?

5. What does Kenny think when they first arrive in the city where Grandma lives?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 11, how does Kenny realize how long they have really been in the car?

3. Who is the Wool Pooh?

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

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

6. What does Byron do after Kenny is saved and is breathing again in Chapter 13?

7. What does Kenny think about the lecture Byron gives him after he gets out from behind the couch?

8. What was Kenny ashamed about after the bombing?

9. What is true about the church bombing in this book?

10. What scares the kids when they get out of the car for the second time during the trip?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What happened when Byron threw a cookie at the bird? How did this event change Byron, and how did this change affect the other characters in the book?

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

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