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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. After finishing his journal entry, where does Tony look?

2. Where does Brent go after he leaves the dining hall?

3. Which musician is Lea?

4. What is the temperature that is displayed on the sign outside the station?

5. What is Brent trying to learn from a book he has purchased?

Short Essay Questions

1. About what do the children warn Brent regarding the location of the wooden band whirligig?

2. How does the boy's interest in the whirligig affect Brent?

3. What does the whale whirligig represent to Grandma?

4. What has Tony failed to do that lands him in trouble with Mr. Mintz?

5. Where does the drive take Jenny and Grandma?

6. Describe Jenny's feelings towards Grandma.

7. Describe the wooden band whirligig. How does it move in the wind?

8. What effect do her parents' actions concerning their Jewish heritage have on Jenny?

9. What does Tony tell Mr. Mintz about his summer vacation? How does Mr. Mintz use this information to help Tony?

10. What are some of Jenny's parents' actions that lead them away from their Jewish heritage? Why do they try to forget their roots?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Brent is forever changed after the automobile accident. Describe the old Brent as a person? How has he changed physically, mentally, and spiritually?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Mrs. Zamora states that the universe required her daughter to die in the accident. What has the universe required of Brent following the accident? Why?

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