![]() |
Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where does NP suggest the boys go when they meet each other again in Sag Harbor?
2. Where does Benji get hit during the BB gun fight?
3. What kinds of things did Benji always used to get invited to?
4. How old is the manager of the Jonni Waffle?
5. Where is Benji when he learns that Randy bought a BB gun?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens when Benji's parents get home after the BB gun fight?
2. Why does Benji decide he needs a job?
3. What does Benji's mother say when he tells her that the power at the beach house has been shut off?
4. How does Benji describe the manager of Jonni Waffle?
5. What gives Randy so much power over the other boys, at least in Chapter 2?
6. Why does Benji leave the freezer doors in Jonni Waffle open during the power outage?
7. Why does Benji think the boys have taken up BB guns?
8. What is the meaning behind the title of Chapter 3?
9. How does NP help Benji get a job at Jonni Waffle?
10. What is Benji imagining as he gets closer to his house in Sag Harbor?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In a well-written essay, discuss the role that Benji's father plays in the novel and at least one major benefit and challenge for Whitehead in including him.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss at least 3 literary devices Whitehead uses within the first 2 chapters to help the reader better understand Benji as both a character and the protagonist. Make sure to use examples and/or quotations from the text to support your thesis.
Essay Topic 3
Describe at least 4 features of Benji and how those features fulfill the traditional, literary requirements of a teenager/young adult.
This section contains 726 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) |
![]() |