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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. At what type of restaurant does Justin meet Olivia's parents?

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

3. What is Miranda's nickname for August?

4. How long does it take for the kids on the bus to get to the nature retreat?

5. How long ago did Justin trade his baroque violin for another instrument?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What type of person is Miranda's mother?

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

4. What do Via and Dad bring home with them when August returns from the nature retreat?

5. Why did Mr. Davenport decide not to do the play "The Elephant Man"?

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

7. Why didn't Miranda call Via when she got home from camp?

8. What do the Pullman's name the puppy and why?

9. In Part V, why do kids think they lost a week of rehearsal time for the school play?

10. What happened to August's astronaut helmet and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

August protests being made to get hearing aids. Why does August decide to accept the hearing aids?

Essay Topic 2

Justin threatens Julian and his cronies and tells them to leave Jack alone. Why does Justin stick up for Jack like that?

Essay Topic 3

In Part V, Olivia doesn't want everyone in her high school to know about August. Why doesn't Olivia want everyone to know about her brother?

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