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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 David do while at the Rock?

2. What does David ask readers if they know about in Chapter 1?

3. Who do David and his friends spy on in order to see them undress?

4. Who does David consider to be frail and weak?

5. Who slaps Meg in Chapter 14?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the neighborhood's reaction to the abuse of Meg.

2. What is the shelter?

3. What does David learn about Meg in Chapter 18?

4. Discuss the painting Meg gives David.

5. What is David's life like after the summer of 1958?

6. What does Meg discuss with David after the tent worm incident?

7. What is Meg's opinion of Ruth, Woofer and the Chandler basement in Chapter 5?

8. What is the result of the boys spying in Chapter 8?

9. Discuss the sleepover that occurs in Chapter 8.

10. What happens when Ruth recruits the children to get rid of the trees full of tent worms?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss setting. Describe how setting is used in the story and the pro's and con's it creates.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the role that violence plays in the story.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss and describe the relationship between David and Meg and the role it plays in the story.

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