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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 is the plan Emmett announces out of the blue?

2. Where was Sam going to spend the night with all her canned food?

3. Where does Pete want to take Sam that creeps her out?

4. What does Sam think of the United States as she drives to Washington?

5. What does Sam give Moon Pie to gnaw on while she talks to her mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sam hope Tom will do the day after their encounter at his apartment?

2. Why does Sam have the feeling that everyone around her is shooting off in all directions?

3. How determined is Grandma Smith to go to Florida?

4. How does Sam blame herself for what went wrong with Tom at his apartment?

5. How does Sam speculate on the moment of origin?

6. According to Sam, what do girls, boys, women, and talk about and how are men different?

7. How does Sam perceive the Washington Monument and the flag near the Vietnam Memorial?

8. Why did Emmett get soured on the war and who did he get involved with afterward?

9. How does Emmett end up at Irene's house in Lexington?

10. Where is Sam when a man tries to pick up on her and how does she react to his advances?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

To Sam, Dawn represents the status quo in Hopewell. How? What does Sam tell her to to do to avoid being part of the norm there?

Essay Topic 2

What happens to Sam's impression of her father when she finds his journal?

Essay Topic 3

Sam believes Emmett has been exposed to Agent Orange. Why does she think this? How does Emmett react? Why does she worry so much about Emmett?

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