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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. How does Zelda try to learn sword fighting in Chapter 6?

2. What is the name of the neighbor who tries to break up a fight in Chapter 12?

3. In Chapter 2, what days of the week does Zelda see Dr. Laird?

4. How often does Gert rent a machine to clean the floor in the apartment?

5. In Chapter 3, to what does Zelda compare the scanner that Dr. Laird sends her to occasionally?

Short Essay Questions

1. What music does Zelda listen to in Chapter 10, and how does she describe the music?

2. What happens after Gert meets Toucan and Fat Man in Chapter 9?

3. What happens in Chapter 12 when AK47 tells Gert to get rid of the gun he has?

4. In Chapter 10, what does Gert say about his relationship with Toucan?

5. How does Gert get to go to college?

6. What does Zelda do in Chapter 2 while Gert talks to Toucan in Chapter 2?

7. In Chapter 8, what does Zelda remember what AK47 told her about guns?

8. What does Zelda learn when she goes to take Gert his calculator in Chapter 7?

9. In Chapter 15, what does Zelda learn as she works at the library?

10. What are the conditions for Zelda working at the library in Chapter 14?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A Grendel is a villain in the Viking story Beowulf. What is a Grendel to Zelda? Why during times of crisis does she think Grendels are present? How do Grendels represent good and evil for Zelda?

Essay Topic 2

Dr. Laird is Zelda’s psychologist. What are Zelda’s sessions with Dr. Laird like? Does she feel comfortable with him? Why does she refer to him as a wise man? What goals and objectives does Dr. Laird hope that Zelda can attain? Does he want to see her become the best person she can be? How would you describe the relationship between Zelda and Dr. Laird?

Essay Topic 3

Hendo pretends to be interested in Zelda. Why does Hendo pretend to be interested in Zelda? How does he deceive her and why?

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