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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. How many kids are at the Halloween party that Summer attends?

2. Who called August toward the end of Part II to say she'd always love August like a big sister?

3. How long does Summer's mom say it will take her to come get Summer?

4. How old was August when he had his biggest surgeries?

5. Who used to have the sled that Jack found?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jack get August back as his friend?

2. What reactions does August get when he cuts off the braid on the back of his head?

3. Who is Savannah?

4. What two things does Julian share about himself the first day of school in homeroom?

5. What doesn't Summer love about this school year?

6. What project does August choose for the science project he and Jack have to do?

7. Why are all the boys ignoring Jack when school starts again in January?

8. Why doesn't Via go home after the first day of school with Miranda and her mother?

9. How does Via describe her family?

10. Is Jack's family rich?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

August does have friends, even though he has never been to school. Who are August friends and why don't they treat him differently like strangers or casual acquaintances do?

Essay Topic 2

Justin envies Olivia's relationship with her family. Why does Justin envy her relationship with her family?

Essay Topic 3

The idiom "like a lamb to the slaughter" describes what August and his father believe his experiences will be at middle school. In what way is and isn't August like a lamb about to be slaughtered when he goes to school?

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