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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. Why was Ralph on a blind date?
2. How did Ralph react to the cut lip?
3. What does Ralph call Flick's jukebox?
4. What Christmas present does the main character want more than anything during his childhood?
5. How can kids join the secret club?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Ralph think people in Northern Indiana like fireworks so much?
2. What makes Ralph think about Miss Bryfogel?
3. With what does Ralph struggle most in the story about the book report?
4. Why does Ralph become the real butt of the joke instead of getting in trouble for retelling the dirty joke?
5. Why does Ralph go looking for a book in his parents' room?
6. Ralph is told he will "shoot his eye out" by his mother, his teacher, and Santa. Explain why each is so devastating to his plans.
7. What was similar and different about Ludlow Kissel's and Ralph's father's fireworks experiences?
8. What does Ralph like about Treasure Island?
9. Why is Ralph paralyzed with fear when he reaches the top of Magic Mountain?
10. What do we learn about Ralph by knowing he likes Red Ryder and the Little Orphan Annie radio show?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Foreshadowing is used heavily throughout the book. Cite examples of the use of foreshadowing and how it was used to indicate events to come.
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast Ralph and Wilbur Duckworth. What experiences do they share? What makes them different? What makes Ralph remember Duckworth with such clarity, so many years after they played in the marching band together? Define the term "social outcast" and how it relates to both Ralph and Wilbur. In what ways are they both social outcasts?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the Midwesterner Mind and why it was such a prevalent ideology throughout the book. Use examples.
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