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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. How old is Moose at the beginning of the book?

2. Who shows Moose around the island?

3. Why does Natalie get in her swimsuit?

4. Why does Mother teach lessons?

5. What does Moose like to play with his father?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is wrong with Natalie?

2. What advice is given Mother when Natalie is sent home from school?

3. What is the box of buttons for?

4. What did most people tell Mother to do when Natalie first started having problems?

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

6. How does Moose do in his first baseball game with his new schoolmates?

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

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

9. What embarrasses Moose on his first day of school?

10. Why does Moose go to Alcatraz?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The characters in this book all had their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affected the characters around them.

Essay Topic 2

What did Moose do to help Natalie with the struggles she faced in her life, and how did this affect their relationship as brother and sister?

Essay Topic 3

What directions did Moose get from the warden, and what was so ironic in these instructions?

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