Fudge-a-Mania Test | Final Test - Hard

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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 causes Peter to fall off his bike?

2. What is Dad's rule about life jackets?

3. What is Jimmy's reaction when Peter tells his made-up story?

4. What is Bob's prescription for Peter's problem?

5. How does Dad react after Grandma takes over steering the sailboat?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Mitzi and Fudge react when Sheila tells Mitzi to spit out the mud she licked off her fingers?

2. What does Mitzi think of mornings?

3. What causes Jimmy embarrassment?

4. Why does Mitzi want Peter to walk with her around the back of the house?

5. What man-overboard system does Dad implement in case someone falls off the boat?

6. What does Sheila do when she arrives at the field for the baseball game?

7. What reason does Grandma give to reassure the children that the boat won't tip over?

8. What does Peter do when he gets into bed, the night after he visits the library and meets Izzy?

9. What happens to Mrs. Tubman's hat?

10. Of the things Fudge tells Jimmy at the breakfast table, what makes Peter the most angry?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the novel, Grandma falls in love and gets married. Peter also falls for Izzy at the library. Discuss love in the novel.

1) What does love mean for Grandma and Buzzy Senior? What kind of a relationship do they have?

2) How do Peter and his family show their love each other?

3) What kind of love does Peter feel for Izzy? Compare Peter's feelings for Izzy with Grandma's feelings for Buzzy Senior.

Essay Topic 2

When Sheila and Peter fight, Grandma points out that the children sometimes forget to be kind. Discuss kindness in the novel.

1) Why aren't Sheila and Peter kind to each other? How would their relationship change if they tried to be kind to each other?

2) How is Peter kind to Fudge? Why is he kind to Fudge? When and why is he unkind to Fudge? What are the results of Peter's kindness to Fudge?

3) When and why are the novel's other characters kind or unkind? What generalizations can you make about kindness, based on the novel?

Essay Topic 3

The pets in the novel play an important role in the characters' lives. Discuss the role of animals in the novel.

1) What role does Turtle play in Peter's family? How is Turtle important to Peter?

2) What role does Uncle Feather play in Peter's family? What is Fudge's relationship with Uncle Feather like?

3) What role does Jake play in the novel? What is the significance of Jake's relationship with Sheila? What is the significance of Jake's relationship with Turtle?

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