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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 in Satchmo's neighborhood recently got a dog in "Satchmo's Master Plan"?
2. What version of Call of Duty do Ty and Bryson prefer playing in "Call of Duty"?
3. What is listed as #3 in "Five Things Easier to Do than Simeon's and Kenzi's Secret Handshake"?
4. Who owns the beauty supply store in Kenzi and Simeon's neighborhood?
5. On what floor is Simeon's apartment in "Five Things Easier to Do than Simeon's and Kenzi's Secret Handshake"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What led up to Satchmo being bitten by a dog in the flashback in “Satchmo's Master Plan"?
2. How is Simeon Cross described in “Five Things Easier to do Than Simeon's and Kenzi's Secret Handshake"?
3. Where do Kenzi and Simeon go for snacks after school? How is this setting described?
4. What do "giggles" refer to in “Oookabooka Land" and why are they significant?
5. What does Ty take to Bryson in the end of "Call of Duty"? What does this symbolize?
6. How is Bryson Wills described in “Call of Duty”?
7. What is revealed of Simeon and Kenzi's brothers in the end of “Five Things Easier to do Than Simeon's and Kenzi's Secret Handshake"?
8. What did Bryson do in the cafeteria that caused him to be a target of bullying?
9. What is an example of a "play on words" used in “Oookabooka Land"?
10. How is Ty Carson described in “Call of Duty”?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss three examples of imagery (simile, metaphor, onomatopoeia, etc.) in “Call of Duty." What does each example describe? How does the imagery affect you as a reader? What comedy arises from the imagery in the story?
Essay Topic 2
Compare the characters of Satchmo Jenkins and Canton Post in Look Both Ways. How are these characters similar? How are they different? In what ways does the past influence each character's perceptions of and actions within the present?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the use of red herrings in “The Low Cuts Strike Again.” What is a red herring? How does this term apply to the story? What effect do the red herrings have on the reader?
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