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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 is the first chore Grandma gives Byron?

2. What does Byron do after Kenny starts breathing again after being saved from the lake?

3. Why does Kenny have a hard time sleeping in Alabama?

4. Who slept through the entire disaster after the big boom?

5. What does Momma do when Dad starts a silly game when she wakes up?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Kenny want to go to Collier's Landing, and how do his siblings react to this?

2. What does Momma say she dissapproves of her mother for, and what is Grandma's response?

3. What was Kenny ashamed about after the bombing?

4. What does Kenny see when he gets to the church to find Joey?

5. Why does Dad tell Kenny that Byron needs to go to Alabama for a time?

6. What caused what Kenny heard in the back yard, and how does he discover this?

7. What do Kenny and Byron trade off doing while driving in Chapter 10?

8. What scares the kids when they get out of the car for the second time during the trip?

9. Why can't Mr. Robert and his dog hunt anymore?

10. What does Kenny think about the lecture Byron gives him after he gets out from behind the couch?

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

What kind of social codes were disobeyed in this book, and how did this lack of observance affect the main characters in the book?

Essay Topic 3

Why did the Watsons decide to make the trek down to Alabama, and how did this trip change the lives of each member of the family?

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