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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. In Chapter 10, where does Maxima get flowers for Joker's grave?

2. What did Excel get paid for helping Red in Chapter 11?

3. For how long did Joker not communicate with Maxima after she became a stuntwoman?

4. In Chapter 3, what month was it nine months before?

5. In Chapter 7, what food did Roxy bring to Maxima and Excel?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Excel finally get on the bus in Chapter 1?

2. How does Maxima get money from Henry?

3. In Chapter 6, how does Excel spend his 10th birthday?

4. How did Joker meet Maxima?

5. Have there been any changes in Excel's room while he has been gone, and what does he think when he sees the room?

6. What is on the roof of La Villa Aurelia Apartments and why has Excel liked going there?

7. What happens when Gunter gets ready to hit Excel in Chapter 6?

8. What is The Pie Who Loved Me?

9. How did Joker die?

10. What is Maxima's history?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 people?

Essay Topic 2

Joker had a heart attack in a restaurant. Why did Maxima treat Joker as a stranger when she asked a clerk to call an ambulance for Joker? Why did Excel walk away? Why does Excel feel guilty about Joker’s death?

Essay Topic 3

Maxima was trained by Joker in martial arts. Why were Maxima and Joker separated for 15 years? What did Joker do when Maxima called him for help? How would you describe the relationship between Joker and Maxima?

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