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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 is at the top of the whirligig?
2. Which visualization has Alexandra already used to test her whirligig theory?
3. What does Brent consider his "interim identity?"
4. What language does Stephanie take?
5. What charges are brought against Brent?
Short Essay Questions
1. Summarize the transition from Brent's suicide attempt in Chapter 1 to the two friends' whirligig adventure in Chapter 2. What is the significance of the transition?
2. What does Brent recall about the automobile accident? How do his parents try to keep him from knowing facts about the accident?
3. What is "ouija walking?" Who invents it? How does this exemplify the inventor's personality?
4. At the beginning of Chapter 2, Alexandra is taking Steph on an adventure. Discuss the hyperbole used by Alexandra as she tells her friend about their destination.
5. What is the difference between retribution and restitution? Why has Mrs. Zamora asked for restitution from Brent?
6. What is Brent's primary focus as he dresses for the party? Support with details.
7. When the two girls reach the point, a whirligig with a woman's head on top is mounted on a pole at the edge of a cliff. What is the significance of the whirligig's location? How does this relate to the two girls?
8. How does Brent spend the hours right before the party?
9. How does Jonathan's attitude about the party differ from Brent's?
10. Who is the narrator in Chapter 4? What is his job? Describe how his job brings peace to him.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explore the wooden band whirligig's effect on Flaco's life. What changes does he make in his life because of the whirligig? What remains the same in his life?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
Brent is forever changed after the automobile accident. Describe the old Brent as a person? How has he changed physically, mentally, and spiritually?
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