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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 is Ian's dog's name?
2. How many dogs are in Barrytown?
3. Why does Paddy feel like their da won the first fight Paddy ever listened to his parents have?
4. What mode of transportation becomes important to Paddy and his friends as they grow older?
5. What place does Paddy come in the 100-yard race during field day at his school?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Paddy begin staying awake all night?
2. What lies does Paddy tell Kevin when the two boys are talking about their parents fighting?
3. One day Paddy wakes up to find the kitchen is still a mess. How does Paddy react to the situation?
4. One day Paddy and Sinbad find an object under their parents' bed. Using details from the text, describe what they find under the bed and what happens thereafter.
5. How do Paddy and his friends react when one of their friends gets stuck in a trench and begins to sink?
6. How does Paddy feel about Americans fighting guerrillas?
7. How does Paddy react to Sinbad's reaction to the food offering?
8. Describe what happens when Paddy discovers a signature in a book given to him by his father.
9. What steps does Paddy take to prevent his parents' fighting?
10. How does Paddy learn to ride his bike?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Using details and elements discussed in the class and in the text, describe how abuse was a central part of the plot. Is there only one abuser? How does abuse affect the relationships between the characters in the novel?
Essay Topic 2
10-year-old Paddy has amazing insights regarding his parents' various behaviors and mannerisms. Using details from the text, describe some of the behaviorisms that Paddy noted about his ma and da. Are there any other characters that Paddy picked up the mannerisms of?
Essay Topic 3
Describe Paddy's relationship with his ma. Do they have a good relationship? Why/Why not? Why does Paddy feel that his ma is the best ma in the neighborhood?
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