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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 did Miranda tell the girls in camp that her parents were for the summer?

2. What does Jack think August looks like with his hearing aids?

3. What color duffel bag does August take on the nature retreat?

4. What month does August flunk his audiology test?

5. What is Miranda's nickname for August?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does August have to wear his hearing aids?

2. Why hasn't Olivia told her parents about the school play?

3. What changes and what doesn't after the trip to the nature reserve?

4. How does August describe his hearing once he gets his hearing aids?

5. Why did Miranda feel she was entitled to lie and say that August was her brother?

6. Why does Justin think he is going to have a rough six weeks in Part V?

7. What does Miranda miss most about Via's friendship?

8. What types of tricks do Julian and his cronies play on Jack in February?

9. What happens when Jack and August go into the woods when the bathrooms are full?

10. Why does August think the kids have quit playing the Plague game?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Some kids turn against Jack with Julian's urging. Who are Jack's true friends and why?

Essay Topic 3

Summer turns down an opportunity to become a part of the popular group. What are Summer's reasons for not wanting to be a part of the popular group?

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