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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. Who sticks up for the featured sideshow person when another child begins to taunt?

2. Who takes tickets at the sideshow?

3. What does Toby do when he enters Scarlett's bedroom?

4. Where is the farm that Cal's father owns?

5. Where do Toby and Cal leave a sack of groceries?

Short Essay Questions

1. What questions does Cal ask Zachary the first time he meets him?

2. What help does Zachary ask from Toby and Cal when the sheriff takes them to visit?

3. How does Scarlett thank Toby for dancing with her at the lake?

4. Why was Scarlett's relationship with Juan so important to her?

5. Why does Cal always get up so early?

6. Other than the emotional attachment Toby has with his mother, why does he miss her so much?

7. Why does Mr. McKnight buy ladybugs?

8. Why does Scarlett break up with Juan?

9. Why is Toby awake extra early at the beginning of Chapter 9?

10. What is humorous about Toby and Cal yelling names at the town bully in Chapter 4?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the importance of the Grand Ole Opry and the Vietnam War to the theme of When Zachary Beaver Came to Town.

Essay Topic 2

Irony is the contrast between what is expected and what actually happens. There are three types of irony: verbal, situational, and dramatic. Identify and discuss two examples of irony in the book. Which type of irony is it? What is expected and what actually occurs with your examples?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast best friends Toby and Cal in When Zachary Beaver Comes to Town.

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