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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. Who helps Moose look for a ball for Scout?
(a) Piper.
(b) Natalie.
(c) Jimmy.
(d) Theresa.

2. What does Moose's father tease him about?
(a) His attention to Natalie.
(b) The way he eats.
(c) All the girls in his life.
(d) His bad grades.

3. Why are convict balls so rare?
(a) Theresa's father collects them.
(b) Piper finds them all.
(c) They are cleaned up daily.
(d) The inmates are out if the ball leaves the walls.

4. What do the children do after getting yelled at about the laundry scheme?
(a) They play on the dock.
(b) They do chores.
(c) They give back the nickels.
(d) They write apology letters.

5. What does Moose's father get angry with him about?
(a) Not coming forward with Piper's scheme.
(b) Getting a bad grade in school.
(c) Watching the inmates.
(d) Losing Natalie's buttons.

Short Answer Questions

1. What holiday is the day before Natalie's appointment?

2. Who is invited to the family party by Mother?

3. What does Mrs. Mattaman try to do for the celebrity coming to Alcatraz?

4. Who does Moose walk home from the party?

5. What gives Mother false hope about Natalie's future?

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes Moose so obsessed with getting a convict ball?

2. How does the warden find out about the laundry scheme?

3. How does Moose get his convict ball?

4. What secret does Moose tell Piper after the party?

5. How does Moose put his family in danger while searching for a convict ball?

6. What is Moose asked to do the day before Natalie's interview, and why?

7. What does the warden say to the children when he learns of the laundry scheme?

8. Why does Moose get embarrassed at Natalie's party?

9. What happens to Natalie's buttons?

10. Why does Moose's father get angry and take away his baseball?

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