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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 about Grandma does Momma not approve of?

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

3. What does Momma want the family to do during their road trip?

4. What does Kenny say he is scared of when he gets older?

5. Why does Byron want to go to the lake in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Byron seem to like about being in Alabama?

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

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

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

9. Who is the Wool Pooh?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

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

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?

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