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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 is the whirligig located?

2. What is Stephanie's favorite subject?

3. Who says that Mrs. Zamora's request is crazy?

4. Who believes that everything happens for a reason?

5. In Chapter 1, what time does Brent leave his home for the party?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Steph honor the whirligig? How does she honor Alexandra? Why would honoring the whirligig and her best friend be important to Steph?

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

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

5. 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.

6. Is Brent still preoccupied with his own life in Chapter 3? Give details to support.

7. 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.

8. What could Brent do to lessen the humiliation of Brianna's public scolding?

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

10. What bird disappoints Flaco? Why?

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

What does Mrs. Zamora hope to gain from Brent's restitution? Has this goal been achieved? Why or why not?

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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