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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. When Marshall offers Tamaya his shirt so that she can clear the mud from her mouth, ears, and nose, what is her objection?

2. What is Marshall feeling embarrassed about when he starts walking through the woods?

3. Why does Tamaya have to jump over the gully?

4. What possible ergonym mutation are the senators worried about?

5. How long after Tamaya's trip into the woods does Chapter 20 take place?

Short Essay Questions

1. What details show the reader how Hope, Monica, and Summer want boys to see them?

2. By the time Marshall is found by the searchers, which items of clothing is he missing, and why?

3. When Chad tells Tamaya and Marshall about being up in the trees, what does Tamaya think sounds so nice about it, and why?

4. How do the kids discover that Tamaya has lost her vision?

5. When they are in the woods together, what does Tamaya learn about Chad's story about the hermit?

6. When Tamaya confronts Marshall on the basketball court, what makes it clear that the school nurse's treatment is not helping Tamaya's rash?

7. What does Chapter 21 reveal will happen in Heath Cliff?

8. How does Tamaya's parents' divorce make her feel as if she is always missing something?

9. What is ironic about Chad's threat to use the stick to hit Tamaya?

10. When they are in the woods together, what does Chad reveal is behind his anger toward Marshall?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Fuzzy Mud convey about what it means to be a good person or a bad person? Are there any characters who are all good or all bad? What role do circumstances play in some of the bad behavior in the book? Can a good person be influenced by circumstances or momentary weakness to do something bad? Do the characters who do things that harm others always intend to cause harm? Are these characters actually even trying to do something good, sometimes? Is it always possible to tell what the outcome of our actions will be? Write an essay that considers what the book as a whole is trying to communicate about what it means to be "good" or "bad" person. Support your claims with evidence drawn from throughout the text. If you use quoted evidence, remember to cite it in MLA format.

Essay Topic 2

What kind of a person is Jonathan Fitzman? Is he a villain in this novel, or is his character more complicated than this? How do his intentions match up with his actions and their results? How well does he do at taking responsibility for his actions? Write an essay in which you evaluate his character and show how details and language from throughout the novel reveal what kind of a person Fitzman is. If you use quoted evidence, remember to cite it in MLA format.

Essay Topic 3

How does Sachar use both flashback and flash-forward in this narrative? What is the difference between these techniques and the purposes they serve in this story? What similar purposes do they serve? Write an essay that analyzes how and why Sachar uses both techniques. Support your arguments with evidence drawn from throughout the book. If you use quoted evidence, remember to cite it in MLA format.

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