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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 does Father refuse to talk to Moose about?

2. Why does Moose get embarrassed on the first day of school?

3. Why does Mother lie about Natalie's age?

4. Who shows Moose around the island?

5. How old does Mother always say Natalie is?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is wrong with Natalie?

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

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

7. What is Alcatraz?

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

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

10. What did most people tell Mother to do when Natalie first started having problems?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The characters in this book all had their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affected the characters around them.

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

How were the roles of women different in the time of this book than they are now, and how did the theme of gender roles present itself in the text?

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