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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 does Pippi feel when she sees the police officers come into her yard?

2. What does Pippi lift the police officers by?

3. What does a police officer say Pippi can't do?

4. What time do Tommy and Annika go to school?

5. What does a police officer tell Pippi she would be ashamed not to know later on?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Pippi give Tommy and Annika the first time they are in her house?

2. What does Pippi do when she first gets to the school?

3. What does Pippi do when Bengt starts to tease her about her appearance?

4. What does Pippi say a Thing Finder is?

5. What does Pippi look like?

6. What do the people of the town think when they find out Pippi lives alone?

7. How does Annika feel before and after she goes into the tree?

8. What does Pippi do when the teacher asks the class to draw for a while, and why does she do this?

9. How does Pippi say she disciplines herself?

10. What does Pippi do when Annika tells her that lying is not a good thing to do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Shame and propriety are common themes throughout this book. What are some of the instances where these themes are present, and why are they so important to the characters involved?

Essay Topic 2

There were a number of magical elements in this book. What are some of these elements, and how do they shape the setting of this plot?

Essay Topic 3

There were a few different ideas about education in this book. Choose a few of the main characters and write what their ideas of education were and how these ideas affected their lives.

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