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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 carries words away like seeds in visualization?

2. Whom does Brent hope to see at the party?

3. At the beginning of Chapter 4, what time of day is it?

4. Who makes Lea lots of wooden toys, including her whirligig?

5. What charges are brought against Brent?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Brent's exit from the party.

2. What is Brent's primary focus as he dresses for the party? Support with details.

3. How does Brent react to Lea's mother's recollection of her daughter's death?

4. How does Brent spend the hours right before the party?

5. Upon arriving to pickup Jonathan for the party, what does Brent instantly regret as Jonathan comes out of the house? Why?

6. How is the wooden marching band whirligig a contradiction in terms of Flaco's life? Does he see it as such? Use details to support.

7. Why is the Lea's whirligig so important to Mrs. Zamora?

8. What is "ouija walking?" Who invents it? How does this exemplify the inventor's personality?

9. What is guided imagery? Why does Alexandra believe in it? What happens on the adventure that turns Steph into a believer?

10. What pointers does Alexandra give Steph for attracting boys?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Discuss in detail at least three instances where Brent blames others for his own mistakes.

2) Explore how Brent could have saved himself a lot of unnecessary pain by taking ownership of his actions in each of the three incidents.

Essay Topic 2

Brent and Emil spend a day together just relaxing. Compare/contrast this day with a day potentially spent with Emil before the accident. Include details of their activities for support.

Essay Topic 3

Compare/contrast the evening's activities at the youth hostel with Brent's former activities with his parents at dinner. Why is it significant that Brent sees this kind of interaction?

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