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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 month does August flunk his audiology test?

2. How many kids sleep in a cabin?

3. What does Justin give Olivia for Valentine's Day?

4. How much older than Justin is his older brother?

5. What color duffel bag does August take on the nature retreat?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why hasn't Olivia told her parents about the school play?

2. In Part V, why do kids think they lost a week of rehearsal time for the school play?

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

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

5. Why does Justin think he is going to have a rough six weeks in Part V?

6. Why did Miranda feel she was entitled to lie and say that August was her brother?

7. What happens to August at the end of the play?

8. Why did Mr. Davenport decide not to do the play "The Elephant Man"?

9. Why does Justin think he'll be an overprotective dad one day?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Some kids turn against Jack with Julian's urging. Who are Jack's true friends and why?

Essay Topic 2

Summer describes what she thinks happens after death. Why does Summer's view of an afterlife appeal to August?

Essay Topic 3

Justin threatens Julian and his cronies and tells them to leave Jack alone. Why does Justin stick up for Jack like that?

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