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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 grade is Joel in?
2. In Chapter 7 during the video club, how many views does Brendan's tricycle video have on YouTube?
3. What cookies does Bear give Chase in Chapter 9?
4. What did somebody put in Joel's locker when he was being bullied?
5. Who are students to interview for the National Video Journalism Contest?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the video club respond when Brendan wants help filming a stunt in Chapter 6?
2. When does Chase meet his dad and his dad's family for the first time since the fall, and what does he think when they meet?
3. What do Chase and Brendan film in Chapter 6?
4. What does Chase do to entertain Helene in Chapter 8?
5. What happens when Chase sees Helene nearly fall on the playground?
6. In Chapter 8, what memory comes back to Chase?
7. How does Brendan's mother act when Chase comes over to help Brendan get a tricycle for his video shoot?
8. Where does Chase go to school, and why does it look familiar?
9. What thoughts does Chase have about the Hiawassee Hurricanes in Chapter 5?
10. Where is Joel Weber going to school and why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What does Chase learn about an incident with a piano at school? What different versions of what happened is he told by Aaron and Bear and then by his mother? Why is he not sure who to believe?
Essay Topic 2
An allusion is a figure of speech that does not directly refer to a person, place, or thing. What are some allusions in the novel? Why might it be difficult to decipher an allusion just by the context of a passage in a book? Why might research be required to understand allusions?
Essay Topic 3
The climax in a novel is the highest point of tension and a turning point. What is the climax of the novel and why is that incident the climax?
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