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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a sousaphone?

2. Who runs to Ralph's mom, crying about the sensational joke that Ralph retold?

3. What does the joke teller do at Ralph's family gathering?

4. What about the New England motel makes Ralph think about Hohman?

5. Miss Bryfogel is best described as:

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Young Ralph to Adult Ralph. What is similar? What is different? What do we learn about Adult Ralph by the types of stories he tells about his childhood?

Essay Topic 2

Explore and describe the theme "parents versus children" used throughout the book. Why was it such an important theme? Did it help bring laughter and joy or heartache and pain to the book and why? How can everyone relate to this theme?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the Midwesterner Mind and why it was such a prevalent ideology throughout the book. Use examples.

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