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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 does Agate's mother raise on their farm?

2. Within what radius are radio signals banned from Grin And Bear It?

3. How long does it take Hercules to settle in at the O'Keeffe's?

4. What do Simon, Agate, and Kevin have on their pizza on Good Friday?

5. In Chapter 5, how many people does Martin say showed up for Mass on Wednesday?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Vega, and why is it important that it rises behind Agate's tree house?

2. How does Agate bring a puppy to Simon?

3. How is Kevin's family able to have a computer and microwave?

4. How is Simon's first night with Hercules?

5. How does Agate introduce herself to Simon?

6. What is the town like where Simon and his family move?

7. When Agate and Kevin come over for pizza on Good Friday, why does Isobel order pizza without pepperoni?

8. What does Simon do on May 15 and why?

9. How is the town of Grin And Bear It divided into two sides?

10. What story does Simon tell when people ask him why his family left Omaha?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Simon suffers from PTSD. Why does Simon suffer from PTSD? How do his symptoms display themselves? What coping strategies does he use and/or develop throughout the novel?

Essay Topic 2

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and characters? How does it help readers connect with and understand characters?

Essay Topic 3

Simon does not think he is the brains when he works with Agate and Kevin on the message project. Why does Simon think he is not as smart as Agate and Kevin? What ideas and suggestions does he make? What does he think of that Agate and Kevin do not? Is Simon smart?

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