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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 Moose's father's new job?

2. What did Moose's father do with Natalie on their first morning in the new home?

3. What is Mother told to do when Natalie comes home from school?

4. What does Natalie refuse to do when she gets agitated after meeting Piper?

5. What is special about Annie?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Natalie have to come home from school?

3. What is Alcatraz?

4. How does Natalie's family get her to school?

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

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

7. What frustrates Moose on his first morning in his new home, and why?

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

9. What favor does Moose ask of Scout, and what is his response?

10. What has Mother done to try and help Natalie?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Security and safety were two themes that were touched on a number of times throughout the course of this book. What are some of these instances, and how does this affect the characters in these scenes?

Essay Topic 2

Which character did you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How did this character change throughout the book?

Essay Topic 3

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affected the course of the plot. Why might Choldenko have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

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