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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. Why did the Watsons leave Alabama the night of the bombing?

2. Why do the kids all go to the lake in Chapter 13?

3. What does the C.O.R.E. stand for?

4. Who was most effected by the bombing?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Kenny want to go to Collier's Landing, and how do his siblings react to this?

3. Who is the Wool Pooh?

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

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

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

7. How does Joey react when Mrs. Davidson brings her a present, and what does Momma say about this?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the family dynamics of the Watson family, and how do these relationships change over the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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