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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. On page 100, what color water does Rose bathe Benjie in?

2. What is the name of Miss Dudley's dog?

3. Where does Jimmy-Lee get a job?

4. Who did Butler go for a beer with when Benjie was in detox?

5. What is the name of Miss Emma Dudley's sister?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Mme. Snowson?

2. Why does Benjie's new bedspread in his room have bunnies on it?

3. How does Benjie feel about the school cafeteria?

4. What does Benjie decide to do on page 76?

5. What does the reader look like?

6. What does Rose buy from the reader and what does she get at no charge, and what is she to do with the items?

7. Why was it nice for Benji to know someone like Tiger?

8. Why is Benjie upset with his mother on page 100?

9. Who is Tiger and where does he live?

10. What does Miss Emma Dudley think of Butler?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The title of the book is A Hero Ain’t Nothin But a Sandwich. Why does Benjie say that heroes are? Who does Butler think are heroes? What does the author relate about heroes?

Essay Topic 2

Benjie believes lying is wrong. Why does Benjie think lying is wrong? How does Benjie think a person should act if they are caught in wrongdoing? Is Benjie consistent in his own life in following his code not to lie?

Essay Topic 3

Greene determined that he wanted to be a teacher. When and why did Green determine that he wanted to be a teacher? How did he have to compromise what he believed in to achieve his goal and become a teacher?

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