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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 reply does Brent receive concerning his written apology to the Zamoras?
2. In Chapter 3, following the accident, how does Brent feel around strangers?
3. In what grade is Stephanie at the beginning of Chapter 2?
4. According to Alexandra, which step in the scientific process is analogous to one's thoughts?
5. At the beginning of Chapter 4, what is the man doing?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are the specific tasks that Brent must perform for restitution? How does he react to the request?
2. When Brent and Jonathan arrive at the party, what becomes apparent to Brent when he sees other guests? Why does this observation make him angry at Jonathan?
3. When the two girls reach the point, a whirligig with a woman's head on top is mounted on a pole at the edge of a cliff. What is the significance of the whirligig's location? How does this relate to the two girls?
4. Is Brent still preoccupied with his own life in Chapter 3? Give details to support.
5. Describe what Flaco discovers on a boarded-up ice cream shop.
6. The two girls are headed out to the point near Pam McQuillen's. Alexandra is taking Steph there because she thinks that it is way past the time for Steph to have a boyfriend. 1) Give five reasons why Alexandra insists that Steph goes along with her plan. 2) Why is Steph not thrilled about this adventure?
7. What has happened at the party that makes Brent feel as though he is a leper as he drives away? Would it be accurate to say that this was Brent's self image before the party? Why or why not?
8. How is the wooden marching band whirligig a contradiction in terms of Flaco's life? Does he see it as such? Use details to support.
9. How does Steph honor the whirligig? How does she honor Alexandra? Why would honoring the whirligig and her best friend be important to Steph?
10. What is Brent's primary focus as he dresses for the party? Support with details.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Brent and Emil spend a day together just relaxing. Compare/contrast this day with a day potentially spent with Emil before the accident. Include details of their activities for support.
Essay Topic 2
The campground setting appears several times in the book. Why is this setting so prevalent? Why is it appropriate for the first and last whirligig to be constructed on a campground?
Essay Topic 3
In Chapter 2, the author makes an abrupt transition from Brent's suicide attempt to two young girls' whirligig adventure. Why does the author choose such a transition? Does it add more depth to the story line? Compare the author's transition with a more predictable plot that would continue with the aftermath of Brent's probable tragedy.
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