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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. Joe is disappointed by the many people who read what?

2. Who stood between Joe and his ex-girlfriend?

3. When deciding she wanted a fresh start at the end of the IKEA trip, Beck selects which item?

4. What color is the cap that Joe takes?

5. What is the name of Benji's company?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Candace and what does the reader know about her?

2. What information does Joe learn while at Beck's fiction reading?

3. How does Joe help Beck during a dangerous situation?

4. How does Joe get inside Beck's apartment and what does he do there?

5. How do Joe and Peach get along when they first meet? What does Joe discover inside Peach's house?

6. What does Joe do to Benji?

7. What is the significance of the red ladle?

8. Who is Spencer Hewitt? What is significant about him?

9. Why did Mr. Mooney punish Joe? How did he punish him?

10. How does the trip to IKEA help Joe's relationship with Beck?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the characters of Candace, Karen Minty, and Amy Adam. What does his interactions with each tell us about Joe?

Essay Topic 2

Joe finds himself involved in several conflicts over the course of the novel. Choose one instance of internal conflict and one instance of external conflict, and explain how these conflicts have an impact on the story and the characters involved.

Essay Topic 3

At one point in the novel, Joe notes: “Work in a bookstore and learn that most people in this world feel guilty about being who they are.” Explain how his idea is illustrated by the characters in the novel.

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