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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. How does Kenny feel when Byron hits the bird on the phone wire?

2. What does Joey stop doing after Byron talks to her about the garbage trucks?

3. What does Byron do to his hair in Chapter 7?

4. Who does Kenny give one of his extra pairs of gloves to?

5. How does Kenny feel when his dad gets home after Byron changed his hair?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dad do after seeing what Byron did to his hair?

2. What does Dad reveal as the final touch to his repairs on the car?

3. What does Dad say Momma's old boyfriend said to try to keep her from marrying Dad?

4. What does Kenny say to tease Byron as they drive to Cyndey's house?

5. Why does Byron say Kenny cannot tell on him for buying things at the store without permission?

6. How does Kenny try to help Rufus stay warm in the winter?

7. How does Kenny describe the social hierarchy at Clark Elementary School?

8. Why does Momma bundle up her kids so much when it gets cold?

9. What happens when Kenny asks to sign the welfare list to pay for his groceries?

10. What do the other kids tease Rufus and Cody about?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the family dynamics of the Watson family, and how do these relationships change over the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

How is the role of discipline presented in this book, and what are the most successful methods used? How do these methods shape the personality of the characters in the book?

Essay Topic 3

Which character did you relate with the most in this book? Why? How did this character change throughout the book?

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