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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. At the beginning of Chapter 1, what time of year is it?
2. At the end of Chapter 1, what is Brent attempting to do?
3. What language does Stephanie take?
4. At the beginning of Chapter 3, where is Brent?
5. At the beginning of Chapter 4, what time of day is it?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are the specific tasks that Brent must perform for restitution? How does he react to the request?
2. Who is the narrator in Chapter 4? What is his job? Describe how his job brings peace to him.
3. What does Brent recall about the automobile accident? How do his parents try to keep him from knowing facts about the accident?
4. 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.
5. What bird disappoints Flaco? Why?
6. When Brent and Jonathan arrive at the party, what becomes apparent to Brent when he sees other guests? Why does this observation make him angry at Jonathan?
7. Summarize the sequence of events in Chapter 4.
8. How does Brent react to Lea's mother's recollection of her daughter's death?
9. How does Brent spend the hours right before the party?
10. What are Lea's mother's memories of learning about her daughter's death? What does she think of doing after hearing the news? What makes her change her mind?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
At the beginning of the book, Brent's self-worth is based on material things.
1) Provide details about Brent's behavior that support the above statement.
2) Discuss aspects of Brent's family life which could have precipitated his false value system.
Essay Topic 2
In Chapter 2, the author makes an abrupt transition from Brent's suicide attempt to two young girls' whirligig adventure. Why does the author choose such a transition? Does it add more depth to the story line? Compare the author's transition with a more predictable plot that would continue with the aftermath of Brent's probable tragedy.
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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