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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 does Natalie have to do to get Moose to take her outside when she is in her swimsuit?

2. How does Moose hear about his meeting with the warden?

3. What is Mr. Purdy's occupation?

4. What does Piper give her oral report about?

5. Who tells Moose where to get a prison ball?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Moose have to stop going to the baseball games?

2. Why does Natalie start spending more time with Moose after working with her therapist?

3. What lie does Mother tell about Natalie, and why?

4. What does Moose want to talk about while playing catch with his father, and how does his father react?

5. What has Mother done to try and help Natalie?

6. What does Piper do when she first meets Moose?

7. What does Piper pressure Moose to do when she interrupts his first meeting with Jimmy?

8. What does Moose do on his first night in his new home, and why?

9. What favor does the warden ask of Moose in their meeting?

10. How does Natalie's family get her to school?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sacrifice was a theme that was very prevalent in this book. Who were the characters most affected by this theme, and how did they allow sacrifice to change their lives?

Essay Topic 2

How were the roles of women different in the time of this book than they are now, and how did the theme of gender roles present itself in the text?

Essay Topic 3

What scheme was Piper trying to run, and why did this have such a big effect on Moose and his life at Alcatraz?

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