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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. Where does Brent live immediately before moving to his current city?
2. Where does Brent live?
3. How does the man feel when the boat returns to shore?
4. What does Mrs. Zamora ask of Brent for restitution?
5. What charges are brought against Brent?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the difference between retribution and restitution? Why has Mrs. Zamora asked for restitution from Brent?
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. 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?
5. 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?
6. How does Jonathan's attitude about the party differ from Brent's?
7. What is guided imagery? Why does Alexandra believe in it? What happens on the adventure that turns Steph into a believer?
8. Is Brent still preoccupied with his own life in Chapter 3? Give details to support.
9. Describe Brent's exit from the party.
10. What bird disappoints Flaco? Why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What does Mrs. Zamora hope to gain from Brent's restitution? Has this goal been achieved? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
Explore the statement, "Mr. Mintz is a very wise teacher." Use Mr. Mintz's whirligig analogy for support.
Essay Topic 3
Identify the new talents that Brent has acquired since leaving Chicago. Discuss how Brent might use each talent to have a positive influence on as many lives as possible.
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