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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 game system does Bryson play on in "Call of Duty"?

2. What does Simeon get at Fredo's in "Five Things Easier to Do than Simeon's and Kenzi's Secret Handshake"?

3. Where did Satchmo and his mother move four years after he was bitten by the dog?

4. What are all over the floor of Cinder's room when Cynthia goes in, in "Ookabooka Land"?

5. Who is the teacher that allows Cynthia to speak to the class for five minutes at the end in "Ookabooka Land"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What version of the video game is central in “Call of Duty”? Why is it significant?

2. What is the inciting incident in “Satchmo's Master Plan"?

3. What is noted about Satchmo's name in “Satchmo's Master Plan"? Why is this significant?

4. 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"?

5. What is Satchmo's mother's profession? What led her to this profession?

6. How does irony apply in “Satchmo's Master Plan"?

7. What is an example of a "play on words" used in “Oookabooka Land"?

8. How is Cynthia described in “Oookabooka Land"?

9. What do "giggles" refer to in “Oookabooka Land" and why are they significant?

10. Where do Kenzi and Simeon go for snacks after school? How is this setting described?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the characters of Jasmine and TJ in “Water Booger Bears.” What is the relationship between these characters? How do they demonstrate that relationship? What symbolism in the story illustrates their friendship?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss TJ's theory of mankind in “Water Booger Bears,” as well as Jasmine's rebuttal to that theory. How does TJ justify the aspects of his theory? What does Jasmine say she would be rather than a booger? Why?

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