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

2. What about Grandma does Momma not approve of?

3. What does Byron say he would not do during the entire trip?

4. Who does Joey go to Sunday School with in Alabama?

5. Why does Kenny have a hard time sleeping in Alabama?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why does Dad tell Kenny that Byron needs to go to Alabama for a time?

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

9. What was Kenny ashamed about after the bombing?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Byron is incredibly protective of his little brother. What are some of the ways this protective feeling is shown, and how do these moments affect the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Many different characters in this book were persuaded to do things they would not have done of their own accord. What are some of these instances, and how did persuasion affect the course of the plot?

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