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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 Edward do for a living?

2. Where does Joe find the gas can he thinks the attacker had?

3. What type of car do Clemence and Edward have?

4. What color are Joe's Aunt Sonja's eyes?

5. How long does it take the police officers to take a statement from Geraldine in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What type of bike does Zack have, and who bought it for him?

2. How did the Indians get around the prohibition to not practice their religion before 1978?

3. How does Joe describe Cappy's family?

4. What is the history of the house where Joe and his family live?

5. What type of bike does Angus have?

6. How does Bazil describe the Larks?

7. What is Geraldine's job?

8. What sound does Joe hear when he is at the round house?

9. What happened to Geraldine in Chapter 1?

10. Before his mother is hurt, what did Joe usually do after school?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Joe uses deductive reasoning to search for clues about the attack. In what way does Joe use deductive reasoning to find and eliminate suspects? How well does deductive reasoning work to allow Joe to find evidence about the attack?

Essay Topic 2

Mooshum tells a story about Akii. What is the story about? How does it parallel events in the novel? What does the story represent in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Characters struggle with internal and external conflicts. What is the main conflict in the novel? How do characters deal with that conflict? Is it more of an internal or external conflict? How does that conflict affect the plot and the storyline?

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