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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. What is Piper's father's job?

2. What is Moose grateful for in the person who showed him around the island?

3. What is Mother always afraid Natalie will do in public?

4. How does Moose hear about his meeting with the warden?

5. What does Natalie have to do to get Moose to take her outside when she is in her swimsuit?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Moose think about Natalie's new school and why?

2. What happens when Moose joins Piper in spying on the inmates after their workday?

3. What does Moose like about Theresa when they first meet?

4. What warning does the warden give Moose in their meeting?

5. What does Piper pressure Moose to do when she interrupts his first meeting with Jimmy?

6. What favor does the warden ask of Moose in their meeting?

7. Why does Natalie start spending more time with Moose after working with her therapist?

8. How does Moose do in his first baseball game with his new schoolmates?

9. What lie does Mother tell about Natalie, and why?

10. What advice is given Mother when Natalie is sent home from school?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did people respond to Natalie's disability, and why do you think there was such a difference in these responses?

Essay Topic 2

How was the theme of diversity shown in this book, and which characters were most affected by this?

Essay Topic 3

Why did Moose move to Alcatraz, and what changed in his life due to this move?

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