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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 time does Mrs. Garcia get to school each morning?

2. Who is in the picture that Mrs. Garcia has on her bulletin board?

3. What was in the science lab when August's parents toured the school they want him to attend?

4. Who is Ximena dating?

5. What type of costume did Summer make for the Halloween Parade?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do August and Summer talk about during lunch on the first day of school?

2. According to the family, how did Via respond when August was brought home from the hospital?

3. Why does Jack get suspended from school?

4. Where did the sled come from that Jack found and fixed up?

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

6. How does Via describe her family?

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

8. What excuse does Summer give Savannah the next day for leaving the Halloween party early?

9. Who was Summer's father?

10. What are some things that Via and her grandmother did when Via stayed with Grans for four weeks?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Summer makes a choice to sit with August. Why does Summer sit with August at first, and how do her motives for being with him change?

Essay Topic 3

Miranda and Via's relationship changes once they start attending high school. How does their relationship change?

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