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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 the ride operator say when Asa returns to ride the roller coaster?

2. How many stories are contained within "What Hearts"?

3. Why does Asa feel sad when he goes to Joel's house?

4. What is Asa's mood at the beginning of Chapter 1?

5. What topic is Asa responsible for in the oral presentation?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Bobby Levy?

2. How old is Asa since the last story, and what is he doing as the story begins?

3. What news does Asa get from his mother when he returns home from school, and how does he respond to the news?

4. How is Asa introduced to the class, and what is the first project he will work on with other boys?

5. What do Dave, Asa and Asa's mother do after dinner on their first night together?

6. What helps Asa make new friends in his class?

7. Why does Asa revert to the old poem and include Joel in the recitation?

8. Why does Asa push ahead in line to perform earlier than scheduled when he sees Joel in the auditorium?

9. Who is Dave and how do he and Asa get along at their first meeting?

10. How does Asa try to keep the poem practices moving forward after Joel begins to miss practice sessions?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the overall setting for the story. Why does the author use the setting she does? What is the time period of the story? How important is the time period to the attitudes and issues of the characters?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Joel. What is his role in the story, "Not Blue"? What was the author trying to accomplish by developing Joel's character in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Emotional abuse takes on an almost human persona in this book. What were the sources of emotional abuse in the story? What is this literary technique called? Cite examples that support this position.

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