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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 is Toby's father not speaking to him at the beginning of Chapter 17?

2. What is Toby's religion?

3. What does Toby eat for breakfast at the beginning of Chapter 12?

4. Who invites Toby and Cal to breakfast Monday morning after the ladybug release?

5. Who does Toby play ball with in Chapter 20?

Short Essay Questions

1. Toby realizes why Zachary has never been baptized like he promised his mother he would be. What is the reason?

2. How do Cal, Toby and Kate protect Zachary from jeers at the movie?

3. What are two good results from Cal riding his bike into the lake?

4. What does Toby's dad tell him during their fishing trip about his own father?

5. Why is Toby working in the bowling alley the day after the funeral?

6. Describe the Ladybug Waltz.

7. What steps does the minister tell Toby that must be taken to get baptized?

8. Why does Ferris feel especially bad after Wayne's death?

9. What stereotype does Toby realize he has held regarding Juan and what does he realize is the truth?

10. How do Cal and Toby talk Kate into helping them take Zachary to the movies?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the importance of the Grand Ole Opry and the Vietnam War to the theme of When Zachary Beaver Came to Town.

Essay Topic 2

What is the primary theme of When Zachary Beaver Came to Town? How does the author present this theme? How does the theme develop throughout the novel?

Essay Topic 3

What does Zachary symbolize to the people of Antler when he arrives in town? What does he grow to symbolize to Toby and to Cal?

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