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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. How does school make Cap feel in Chapter 8?

2. What does Hugh recommend Cap do with the girl writing Cap love notes?

3. What month is it at the beginning of Chapter 3?

4. What is Rain's real name?

5. What does Zach ask to finish of Naomi's lunch in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Hugh having a great school year in Chapter 11?

2. How does Hugh describe Cap?

3. How does Naomi describe Lena?

4. How does Naomi describe Cap in Chapter 10?

5. What does Cap think about duct tape?

6. How does Sophie describe her mother in Chapter 9?

7. How does Zach describe himself?

8. What does Sophie's father do for her birthday?

9. What does Cap tell his grandmother about middle school?

10. What does Cap do when he finds a dead bird in his locker?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Hugh has always been picked on by Zach and his friends. How does Hugh’s relationship with Zach change and why does it change?

Essay Topic 2

The novel is written from several different points of view. How does the author’s decision to write from several different points of view affect the pace and plot of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Cap is very innocent when he begins school at Claverage. How does his innocence affect his experiences at the middle school and the way that he influences the other students?

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