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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 does David do when Catherine completes her card?
2. How old is David?
3. Which of the following are used in David's therapy?
4. Who is Jason's mother?
5. In addition to being confined to a wheelchair, Jason has __________________.
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Jason indicate his dislike of his therapy teacher to Catherine and what does this show about his personality?
2. Describe David's behavior when Dad does not arrive home at exactly five o'clock.
3. What is Jason's "communication book" and how does Jason react to Catherine's drawing of herself to be included in it?
4. How can Catherine and David be compared to Frog and Toad?
5. Why does Catherine take a flip attitude with her father when she and Kristi are playing basketball?
6. How does the author describe Catherine's room and what does it indicate about her personality?
7. How has the author structured the book related to rules?
8. Which of David's sensitivities does Ryan mock and how does Catherine feel about Ryan after that?
9. In what way can Kristi and Catherine be compared regarding conflict in their lives?
10. Why does David bring Catherine an unwound cassette tape and what does Kristi say about David that angers Catherine?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the greatest lesson Catherine learns from Jason? Is it that important lessons are also painful ones? What will Catherine always recall about his life when Jason was her friend?
Essay Topic 2
Explain Cynthia Lord's use of regionalism in the book. Cite examples of at least two different instances of regionalism and explain why the author used them where he did.
Essay Topic 3
The author used more than one iteration on the theme of friendship. Identify at least two examples about friendship in the book and then explain why the examples support the theme.
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