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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 does Henry's father do for a living?

2. What does Henry do which makes Chuck, Eddie, Frank and Gene upset with him for a few weeks?

3. Why does Henry ask his teacher when she keeps him after class the day after he learns what sex is?

4. What term does Henry use to describe sperm?

5. What does Henry tell the principal?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Henry talk about in relation to the boys at his grammar school?

2. How does Henry begin to be included with the neighborhood boys?

3. What is a common theme among many of the children and adults by this point in the novel?

4. What does Big Henry say he will do once the doctor tells him that the driver who hit Henry was drunk?

5. What does Henry's father overreact to after Henry completes the assigned lawn chores and what punishment does he give to Henry?

6. What does Henry's new teacher do with Henry's essay about the personal appearance of President Hoover?

7. What is Henry curious about in regards to Red and how does he satisfy it?

8. Describe, in detail, an example of Big Henry's tendency to create scenes in public.

9. What is odd about the first afternoon that David and Henry walk home from school together?

10. What events transpired which led Henry to be sent to the principal's office?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay describing why Big Henry would be so enthralled with his new job at the museum. Why was this important? Why did he consider it like magic? Do you agree with how he feels?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay comparing your school experience to that of Henry. In what ways are they the same? In what ways are they different? Which do you prefer the one you have or that of Henry? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Henry's childhood. How does he relate to other children? Why is this the case? How does Henry's father's employment affect his childhood?

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