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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 color Jeep does Shelly drive in Chapter 8?
2. In Chapter 14, how many years does Paine get to pay for the damages to the Coral Queen?
3. In Chapter 17, how old does Noah say that he was when his parents lost all their family albums during a tropical storm that flooded their house?
4. In Chapter 18, what size is the muttonfish that Grandpa Bobby remembers catching at Thunder Beach?
5. In Chapter 8, how much money does Shelly say that Dusty is clearing minimum every night?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 10, under what circumstances did the judge release Paine?
2. In Chapter 9, how does Paine let Donna know he is home, and how does she react?
3. In Chapter 16, what is the first thing that Noah remembers doing after hitting the water?
4. In Chapter 16, what happens when Luno points a gun at Noah and Abbey when they are on the dinghy?
5. At the end of Chapter 12, how does Noah describe his sister when they find her along the road?
6. In Chapter 19, what are some things the Underwoods do when Grandpa Bobby spends a week with them?
7. What type of job does Paine get in Chapter 13, and what does he get to use for his job?
8. what does Grandpa Bobby give Noah and Abbey before he leaves and why?
9. In Chapter 8, what does Shelly think happened to Lice and why?
10. In Chapter 17 why does Grandpa Bobby say that he did not write or call to let Paine know he was alive?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Noah is the protagonist in the novel. Is there more than one antagonist? How do the antagonist(s) cause challenges for Noah, and how does he overcome those challenges?
Essay Topic 2
Noah’s father says “fighting is for people who can’t win with their brains” (38). What is meant by that phrase and what does that phrase reveal about Paine and Noah?
Essay Topic 3
Donna threatens to divorce Paine. What type of relationship do Donna and Paine have, and what does their relationship reveal about marriage and challenges?
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