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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. At the beginning of Chapter 22, who is in an ambulance?

2. What college will withdraw its acceptance of the character that bother Cap on the television show he watches with Sophie?

3. Who does Hugh think trips him in Chapter 18?

4. In Chapter 25, how many students are convinced that the eight grade president has come to tragedy?

5. What type of bracelet does Naomi show Cap in Chapter 18?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Lena and Naomi discover when they go to 191 Rockcrest in Chapter 24?

2. What does Cap feel when he returns to Garland in Chapter 22?

3. What does Darryl do when he makes contact with the student wearing the rival team's uniform?

4. How is the dance coming together in Chapter 16?

5. Why does Mrs. Donnelly tell Mr. Kasigi that the problem with the checks is his fault?

6. Why is Mr. Kasigi pleased with the way that the principal's conference proceeded?

7. What does Zach feel when he sees Cap Anderson at his lunch table?

8. What does Darryl realize after he learns that Hugh is probably the one who got Cap to dress up in a rival team's uniform?

9. How does Cap's tie-dying project proceed?

10. Why does Rain meet Cap at school in Chapter 22?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Cap has been raised in seclusion with his grandmother. How has the way that Cap has been raised had positive and negative influences in his life, and how have those influences made Cap the person he is?

Essay Topic 2

In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the story line? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

Essay Topic 3

Naomi describes Cap as sensitive. In what ways is Cap sensitive and how does his sensitivity affect the way that Naomi begins to perceive Cap?

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