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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. Where does Brent's father currently work?

2. What does Brent use to gauge his father's moods?

3. In Chapter 4, who is Raul?

4. Which musical instruments come to the man's mind?

5. Where does the man finally end up on his morning drive?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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.

2. What is Brent's primary focus as he dresses for the party? Support with details.

3. What could Brent do to lessen the humiliation of Brianna's public scolding?

4. Upon arriving to pickup Jonathan for the party, what does Brent instantly regret as Jonathan comes out of the house? Why?

5. Summarize the sequence of events in Chapter 4.

6. At the beginning of Chapter 3, where is Brent Bishop? What thoughts are going through his mind?

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. What are the specific tasks that Brent must perform for restitution? How does he react to the request?

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 the difference between retribution and restitution? Why has Mrs. Zamora asked for restitution from Brent?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mrs. Zamora states that the universe required her daughter to die in the accident. What has the universe required of Brent following the accident? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Explore the wooden band whirligig's effect on Flaco's life. What changes does he make in his life because of the whirligig? What remains the same in his life?

Essay Topic 3

1) Discuss in detail at least three instances where Brent blames others for his own mistakes.

2) Explore how Brent could have saved himself a lot of unnecessary pain by taking ownership of his actions in each of the three incidents.

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