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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. Where does Reggie work in Sag Harbor?

2. Who is the best operator of the waffle machine at Jonni Waffle?

3. How does Benji get back into Jonni Waffle after everyone has closed up after the power outage?

4. What excuse does Benji have for going back to Jonni Waffle after everyone else left after the power outage?

5. How many songs did Benji skate to while holding hands with a girl at the roller rink?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Benji decide he needs a job?

2. What is the situation with Randy's father?

3. Why does Benji claim all of his friend's disasters happened on Thursday?

4. What was Randy supposed to have done with his gun during the BB fight?

5. How does Benji describe the manager of Jonni Waffle?

6. Why does Benji think the boys have taken up BB guns?

7. What happens when Benji's parents get home after the BB gun fight?

8. Why does Benji pick the time he does for the BB gun fight?

9. How does NP help Benji get a job at Jonni Waffle?

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

Describe at least 4 features of Benji and how those features fulfill the traditional, literary requirements of a teenager/young adult.

Essay Topic 2

Write a well-reasoned argument discussing whether or not Benji is a good role model for young readers.

Essay Topic 3

Describe at least 4 negative aspects of having a protagonist as young and naive as Benji. Make sure to use evidence from the novel to support your position.

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