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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 Jamie do every Tuesday afternoon?

2. How does Patty help Jamie in this section?

3. Why does Jamie feel sorry for Van?

4. Which of the following people don't survive the bomb?

5. Where does Patty go to phone in sick?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Jamie and Patty spend Saturday?

2. How does Jamie's success at the carnival effect his mood?

3. How does Earl teach Jamie how to ice skate?

4. Summarize the novel.

5. How does Earl help Patty in Chapter 9?

6. What does Jamie feel about ice skating?

7. How does Mrs. Desrochers help Jamie with a Christmas present?

8. How does the novel end?

9. How does Jamie hide himself and Nin from Van?

10. Describe the argument between Patty and Jamie in this section?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what way could be said that Patty herself strikes fear into Jamie? How does Jamie react to his mother conflicting feelings about what happened?

Essay Topic 2

What does Jamie's fantasy about the bomb suggest about his situation in the story? How is his fantasy linked to the theme of dependency?

Essay Topic 3

How much does Jamie understand of the situation that he, Nin and Patty find themselves in? How does Jamie manage to cope with the situation?

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