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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 makes it easy for Asa to get new friends?

2. The girls in the room are wrapping themselves in _________________.

3. Who is the comic book freak in Asa's class?

4. What grade has Asa just completed?

5. With whom is Asa teamed to read a poem for Show Night?

Short Essay Questions

1. What city will Asa be leaving and where will he be going to live with his mother?

2. How does Asa try to keep the poem practices moving forward after Joel begins to miss practice sessions?

3. Explain the structure of the novel in terms of stories and characters.

4. What does Asa realize when he awakens in the night in the bungalow?

5. Who is Bobby Levy?

6. What problem does Joel have with the new poem?

7. What is the name of the new poem that Asa picks out and what struggle does Asa have with Joel regarding the new poem?

8. What news does Asa get from his mother when he returns home from school, and how does he respond to the news?

9. Why does Asa revert to the old poem and include Joel in the recitation?

10. What is the purpose of Asa's imagining the second roller coaster ride?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain Asa's method of making friends when he goes to a new school. What tricks does Asa employ to learn about new people? What does Asa know about how to treat people that most other kids his age do not know?

Essay Topic 2

Create a brief character study of Dave. What did he look like? What were his positive personality traits? What were his dreams and fears? What was most valuable to him in his world?

Essay Topic 3

The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of the search for love. Identify at least two instances about the search for love in the book, and then cite examples to support your answer.

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