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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 color eyes does Carol say that her first sexual partner had?

2. In Chapter 23, what subject does Carol always say that her daughter does well in?

3. In Chapter 25, who does Hendo have Zelda call?

4. What does Zelda take from Hendo's house in Chapter 30?

5. In Chapter 17, what musical instrument is played at Sunday Bunny Reading Hour?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Marxy tell Zelda when she goes to his house in Chapter 22?

2. What does AK47 tell Zelda about gender differences in Chapter 18?

3. In Chapter 27, where does Zelda go and why?

4. What does Zelda say about one of the rules she has when she meets with Dr. Laird at the beginning of Chapter 20?

5. In Chapter 29, why does Toucan come to the library?

6. What happens when Zelda goes to Hendo's house in Chapter 30?

7. In Chapter 17, what does Zelda say about remembering names?

8. In Chapter 35, who comes to be with Zelda at the hospital?

9. What does Marxy say happened to him in Chapter 31?

10. In Chapter 25, how does Carol react when Zelda calls in sick?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view of the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and people?

Essay Topic 2

The climax in a novel is the highest point of tension and a turning point. What is the climax of the novel and why is that incident the climax?

Essay Topic 3

In many societies there are gender expectations for how men and women are to behave. What are some expectations for how men and women are to behave? What are some gender expectations that AK47 and Zelda discuss? Do AK47 and Zelda think gender expectations can and should change? How?

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