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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 Kaira say she felt when she touched his armpit?

2. What would happen if the seller of forged tickets is caught?

3. What does Kaira tell Armpit about El Genius?

4. How does El Genius get into Armpit's room?

5. Whom does Armpit's boss offer to hire?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Armpit stop to buy and then where do Kaira and Armpit go?

2. What does the letter Armpit receives from Kaira say?

3. Who visits Armpit while he is doing some plumbing and what do they want?

4. What happens when Armpit encounters Felix and Moses coming back from his speech exam?

5. What does Detective Newburg ask Armpit to do and what is his response?

6. What does El Genius do in Armpit's room?

7. What happens when Armpit witnesses an interrogation of X-Ray?

8. What does X-Ray tell Armpit and how does Armpit respond?

9. Describe the conversation between Detective Newburg and Armpit after he witnesses X-Ray's interrogation.

10. How does the attack on Kaira end?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1. What is foreshadowing? How many incidences of foreshadowing are in Small Steps? How does foreshadowing contribute to a book's suspense?

2. Discuss an example of foreshadowing in Small Steps, including why you believe it is foreshadowing. Include examples from the book and your own life to illustrate your answer.

3. How do you think most people react to uncertainty in their lives? Use examples from Small Steps and your own live to support your opinion.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the following:

1. What is a plot? What are the most important elements of a plot and their definition? Do all novels have a plot? Why or why not?

2. Write a brief synopsis of the plot of Small Steps, identifying where the various elements of the plot occur (Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution or denouement). Do you find it difficult to identify the plot? Why or why not? What about the various elements of the plot?

3. Identify the major sub-plots and their elements in Small Steps. (The subplots may not contain every element of a major plot). Do the sub-plots add to the main plot? Why or why not. Are the sub-plots interesting in and of themselves? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Oftentimes, a book has more of a character-driven plot rather than action driven, and oftentimes the other way. Some books seem to balance the two. Discuss the following:

1. What do you think it means to say that a plot is character driven? Action driven?

2. How do you think a plot differs if it is character driven versus action driven?

3. Which type of plot do you find more interesting? Why?

4. Do you think it is possible to have a plot where action and character development share equal time? Why or why not.

5. What type of plot do you think Small Steps is? Explain your response.

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