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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. How does Ralph get down?

2. The lady at the Automat had a button that read:

3. The main character grew up in Hohman, but now lives in:

4. What was the name of Ralph's favorite radio show?

5. How does Ralph behave on the blind date?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ralph believe that every family has?

2. Why does Ralph go looking for a book in his parents' room?

3. What are the settings in chapters 19 and 20?

4. What kind of disappointment did Ralph suffer because of the Little Orphan Annie radio show?

5. Why does Ralph believe that penny candy is such a big deal to a child?

6. Why was the World's Fair so important to Ralph?

7. Why does Ralph become the real butt of the joke instead of getting in trouble for retelling the dirty joke?

8. What happened when Grover Dill tripped Ralph on his way home from school one time?

9. What makes Ralph think about Miss Bryfogel?

10. Why is Ralph such a big fan of Red Ryder?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is Ralph's humility portrayed throughout the book? What similarities do a majority of the stories share? How does Adult Ralph add or detract from the stories?

Essay Topic 2

Which theme was the most powerful in the book and why? Cite examples.

1) An Outsider Looking In

2) Parents Versus Children

3) Nothing in Life Is Free

4) Life Is Not Fair

5) Coming of Age

Essay Topic 3

The Bully played a major role in Ralph's childhood. Why did the Bully affect him so much before and after the incident he had with Grover Dill? What does he say about bullies in adulthood? Is everyone affected by a bully at some point in life? Why or why not? Cite examples from the book.

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