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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 Jack's mother's occupation?

2. What color are August's eyes?

3. Where did Via's parents meet?

4. Who used to have the sled that Jack found?

5. What grade will August attend in Part I?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some things that Via and her grandmother did when Via stayed with Grans for four weeks?

2. Where did the sled come from that Jack found and fixed up?

3. Why does Jack get suspended from school?

4. What reactions does August get when he cuts off the braid on the back of his head?

5. Why is the rest of September difficult for August?

6. What is August thinking about when Ms. Petosa calls his name and asks him to share two things about himself?

7. What is the game that has been going on since the beginning of the year?

8. How does Via describe her family?

9. Why doesn't Via go home after the first day of school with Miranda and her mother?

10. What two things does Julian share about himself the first day of school in homeroom?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The idiom "like a lamb to the slaughter" describes what August and his father believe his experiences will be at middle school. In what way is and isn't August like a lamb about to be slaughtered when he goes to school?

Essay Topic 2

Daisy is put to sleep in Part VI. How does her death affect the various members of the family?

Essay Topic 3

In Part V, Olivia doesn't want everyone in her high school to know about August. Why doesn't Olivia want everyone to know about her brother?

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