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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. Which of the following movies does Thomas invite Aaron to see with him at his home?
2. Which of the following does Thomas serve Aaron for breakfast?
3. Which of the following among the Big Kids does Aaron note died?
4. For which of the following is Brendan’s mother incarcerated?
5. Which of the following does Aaron note present in Thomas’s room when first he visits it?
Short Essay Questions
1. What reasons does Aaron give for calling Brendan his “sort of best friend” (5)?
2. For what reason does Aaron note Baby Freddy is disallowed from being the hunter in games of manhunt?
3. How does Aaron compare watching a movie with Thomas to time at a beach?
4. What advice does Eric report to Aaron their father would have given for approaching sex?
5. What does Aaron note he does with money he receives as gifts?
6. Why does Thomas note his high school track field is a place of importance for him?
7. What reasons does Aaron give for liking summer in his neighborhood?
8. For what reasons does Me-Crazy have the sobriquet?
9. What reasons does Aaron give for wanting to avoid shooting fireworks from roofs?
10. What reasons does Aaron note for being reluctant to discuss his father’s suicide, even as he first discusses the matter with Thomas?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What function does the front matter serve for the novel? How do you know?
Essay Topic 2
Sibling relationships in the novel are presented with some tension. What effect does that tension have in the novel, and how does that effect present itself?
Essay Topic 3
That Aaron is the protagonist of the novel is clear. What character is next most important in the novel? What makes a character important? How does the chosen character meet that standard? What does it signify that the character does so, and how does that significance manifest?
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