Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" Test Ch. 1-10

In which way does the author mostly strongly present a contrast between Annette and Renee?

• Annette wears weird clothing whereas Renee wears a cheerleading uniform.
• Annette is smart, but Renee is dumb.
• Annette supports Steven the entire time while Renee starts to help him partway through the novel.
• Annette is a talented musician, but Renee doesn't have any important skills.

Who said it?
"IRRESPONSIBLE? You really want to talk about 'irresponsible?' I don't THINK you do!"

• Jeffrey
• Renee
• Steven
• Steven's mom

Who said it?
"Do I look funny? What if the new doctor thinks I look stupid?"

• Annette
• Steven
• Biff
• Jeffrey

literary term:
the most intense part of the story in which the turning point of the central conflict occurs

• conflict
• resolution
• suspense
• climax

literary term:
the leading character in a story who's involved in the central conflict

• hero
• protagonist
• antagonist
• good looking guy/girl

literary term:
events that occur in a story that build up to the climax

• falling action
• rising action
• problems
• arguments

literary term:
the point of view where the narrator is telling his or her own story; uses words such as I, me, we, our, etc.

• 3rd Person
• 2nd Person
• 1st Person
• 4th person

The narrator's first person point of view reveals his feelings towards Renee by

• his elaborate journal entries
• the funny comments that Jeffrey makes
• the conversations that his friends have about her
• the thoughts he has whenever he sees her

Other than Jeffrey's cancer, what other problem do the Alper's have?

•  Steven is rebelling because he is jealous of Jeffy.
• financial trouble due to medical bills
• Steven's failing 8th grade.
• Someone broke into their house.

Why does Steven say "Holy cow, Renee Albert knew I was alive.  But I wished I were dead"?

• He was too excited about her comment.
• Renee Alper was a beauty queen, and he was a nobody.
• He really didn't anyone to know about Jeffrey's illness, especially not Renee Albert.
• He wanted to take the painful agony of cancer away from his brother and experience it himself.