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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 the name of the store where Benji and Reggie do their grocery shopping?
2. Who is the first of the boys to buy a BB gun?
3. What does Benji do during the drive out to Sag Harbor?
4. What noticeable feature does Randy's car have?
5. When did Benji and Reggie no longer start to act like twins?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do Benji and his friends react when they see a white couple walking along the beach in Chapter 2?
2. How does the crew at Jonni Waffle try to save the ice cream during the power outage?
3. What is the situation with Randy's father?
4. What made people think Reggie and Benji were twins as they were growing up?
5. Why does Benji think the boys have taken up BB guns?
6. How does Benji describe the manager of Jonni Waffle?
7. Why does Benji claim all of his friend's disasters happened on Thursday?
8. What is Nick's living situation?
9. What does Benji panic about when he loses his footing while out in the ocean in Chapter 2?
10. What rumor about girls do the boys discuss on the beach in Chapter 2?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss at least 4 ways "Sag Harbor" would be different if the protagonist were female.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss at least 3 literary devices that Whitehead uses to help the reader better understand at least one character of your choosing. Use direct quotations and/or examples from the text to support your position.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss how Benji's family's drive out to Sag Harbor 1) sets the tone for the rest of the novel and 2) introduces at least 3 key facts about Benji that are important throughout the rest of the text. Make sure to use direct quotations and evidence from the text to support your thesis.
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