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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 Byron do to his hair in Chapter 7?

2. What does Kenny like to watch his dad do in the mornings?

3. How does Momma get into the locked bathroom?

4. What is Kenny's favorite morning smell?

5. What does Byron later buy at the store using Momma's method?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Kenny like to watch his father do in the mornings, and why?

3. What does Momma do when she realizes what Byron is doing in the locked bathroom?

4. What does Byron do after accidentally killing the bird on the phone wire?

5. What does Momma threaten to do to Byron if he plays with fire again, and why?

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

7. What makes Byron so happy after leaving the store with Kenny in Chapter 6?

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

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

10. What does Byron say to get Joetta to stop complaining about the warm clothes?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Joetta has a pure and compassionate heart. How does she show this compassion, and in what ways does this compassion of hers change the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

Friendship is a strong theme throughout the book. Where are some places this theme appears, and how do the characters touched by it react? How do certain friendships change over the course of the book, and what causes these changes?

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