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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 is Bobby's last name?

2. What color balloon does Asa get at the boardwalk?

3. Who is going to introduce Asa to his new class?

4. What do Dave and Asa do while Asa's mother phones his father?

5. What kind of restaurant do Asa's mother and stepfather dine at before going to Show Night?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Dave behave with Asa around, and what does Asa's mother do to try to minimize Dave's bad behavior?

2. Where does Asa go in the middle of the night, and what does he do?

3. What does it show about Asa's character when he decides to recite the old poem with Joel at his side?

4. What is Dave's demeanor after Asa's mother gets Asa off the roller coaster ride?

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

6. Who is Asa's fourth grade teacher and why does he like her?

7. Why does Asa push ahead in line to perform earlier than scheduled when he sees Joel in the auditorium?

8. How old is Asa since the last story, and what is he doing as the story begins?

9. Why is Asa so desperate to be liked by his classmates?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Joel. What is his role in the story, "Not Blue"? What was the author trying to accomplish by developing Joel's character in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of struggle. Identify at least two instances about struggle in the book and then cite examples to support your answers.

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