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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 Miranda's nickname for August?

2. What does Olivia want to be when she grows up?

3. In Part V, how long have Justin and Via been dating?

4. What name do Jack and August use on the notes they write to Julian and his cronies?

5. The night after being attacked, how late does August read trying to get to sleep?

Short Essay Questions

1. What types of tricks do Julian and his cronies play on Jack in February?

2. What happens when Jack and August go into the woods when the bathrooms are full?

3. How does August describe his hearing once he gets his hearing aids?

4. What does August's mom say when he asks her if he will always have to worry about jerks?

5. What happens when Jack goes into the store to buy gum?

6. What type of person is Miranda's mother?

7. What changes and what doesn't after the trip to the nature reserve?

8. What does Isabel mean when she says that like sees like?

9. How does August have to wear his hearing aids?

10. Who was Beulah?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

August does have friends, even though he has never been to school. Who are August friends and why don't they treat him differently like strangers or casual acquaintances do?

Essay Topic 3

Summer makes a choice to sit with August. Why does Summer sit with August at first, and how do her motives for being with him change?

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