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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. Who do Sonny and Dwayne play pool with in Chapter 7?
2. Who is Jacy attracted to in Wichita?
3. When Sonny breaks up with Charlene she goes crying to who?
4. What does Lois tell Jacy about Dwayne during their talk together?
5. What does Coach Popper always do at the beginning of class?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why do you think Sonny feels depressed that he isn't in the army?
2. Even though Sonny has a crush on Genevieve, how does she feel about him?
3. Which character seems to be a father figure to the boy characters? Give an example of him playing this role from the story.
4. What is Lois' purpose in telling Jacy not to marry Dwayne?
5. Why do you think Coach Popper didn't tell Ruth that Sonny would be driving her to the doctor?
6. Why do you think Billy helps Sonny with his loneliness?
7. What significance is Jacy to Bobby Sheen?
8. What does Genevieve say that is bad about Dwayne to Sonny?
9. Why is Jacy upset with her mother at the annual square dance?
10. How does Sonny feel after he comes back from Fort Worth?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In the opening chapter of the book, Sam loses fifty dollars to Abilene on a bet that the Thalia football team will win. Why do you think Sam does this when the Thalia football team almost always loses? Why do you think he would risk losing fifty dollars instead of betting less?
Essay Topic 2
Lois is the only woman that openly drinks in Thalia. Why do you think she is alone in this? What makes her different from the other women?
Essay Topic 3
It says in the book that after Sonny hit the referee in the back of the head during the basketball game he was a celebrity amongst the students. Why would this make him a celebrity? How long do you think this will last?
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