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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 is a lie Aaron tells about himself at Thomas's birthday party (118)?

2. On which of the following streets does Kyle live after his Leteo procedure?

3. As which of the following does Aaron euphemize his homosexuality to Thomas?

4. Which of the following does Aaron lend to Collin?

5. Which of the following does a 12-year-old Aaron’s father tell him (176)?

Short Essay Questions

1. What body part does Aaron note is a good target for attack, and why?

2. With what sarcastic apologies does Aaron rebuke Genevieve?

3. When Aaron goes to collect Thomas for his birthday party, how does he find him?

4. What reasons does Elsie posit for her husband’s suicide?

5. What explanation does Collin give for his romantic interest in a 16-year-old Aaron?

6. How is Skelzies played?

7. At the flea market, what does Aaron note *wanting* rather than *needing*?

8. How does a 16-year-old Aaron describe Collin when he joins him in the school library?

9. What is the cover story told to Kyle to explain his family having moved?

10. At the flea market, what does Aaron note *needing* rather than *wanting*?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Sources attest to the presence of More Happy than Not on the New York Times and other best-seller lists. Assuming that sales figures reflect popularity, what accounts for the popularity of the novel? How does it do so?

Essay Topic 3

Thomas remarks, “I think we’ll be screwed trying to figure out why [his and Aaron’s fathers] ditched us without explanation” (104). Is the remark accurate? What in the novel and in experience suggests that it is or is not. How does it do so?

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