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This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 134 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Pigman Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 134 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does John's father say to him about his brother Kenneth?
(a) Kenneth is thinking of joining the army.
(b) The two brothers could be twins, if not for their age difference.
(c) The two brothers are nothing alike.
(d) Kenneth is struggling with a drug addiction.

2. What happens to Lorraine's father?
(a) He disappears mysteriously.
(b) He leaves the family and later dies.
(c) He's in prison for fraud.
(d) He's living in a monastery in France.

3. What does John's father do for a living?
(a) Architect.
(b) Accountant.
(c) High-level attorney.
(d) Commodities trader.

4. When he is in ninth grade, John likes to harass substitute teachers by rolling what across the floor?
(a) Ping-pong balls.
(b) Billiard balls.
(c) Ripe tomatoes.
(d) Rotten apples.

5. How do Lorraine and John find Mr. Pignati?
(a) John gets his mail in error.
(b) They spy him at a park.
(c) From a phone book.
(d) Through a mutual friend.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Pignati offer John and Lorraine, who are posing as charity workers, after he invites them into his house?

2. John and Lorraine describe their book as what?

3. The Pigman recounts the friendship between two sophomores and their _____________.

4. Norton and Dennis want to drink beer with John and Lorraine at the _____.

5. What does Mr. Pignati buy Lorraine and John at the zoo?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mr. Pignati explain about the charge card John finds in the man's house?

2. Why does Lorraine feel a sense of compassion for her mother?

3. What angers Lorraine about the toy department at Beekman's department store?

4. How does Mr. Pignati receive John and Lorraine at the hospital?

5. Describe Bobo, Mr. Pignati's friend.

6. Can the reader figure out the fate of Mr. Pignati from the first chapter?

7. What do Lorraine and a friend, Helen, do at the party at Mr. Pignati's house?

8. What brings about Mr. Pignati's death?

9. Why does John's father stop drinking?

10. What does the reader learn about John's feelings after Mr. Pignati dies?

(see the answer keys)

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