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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. How old does Mother always say Natalie is?

2. What caused Natalie to have to come home?

3. Why does Moose's mother get angry when she sees him with Piper?

4. What did Natalie do at UCLA?

5. Why is Moose so nervous to give his oral report?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Natalie's therapist say about the box of buttons, and why?

3. What embarrasses Moose on his first day of school?

4. What is surprising to Moose about Annie?

5. Why does Moose go to Alcatraz?

6. What does Moose hope to find outside of where the convicts play ball?

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

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

9. How does Piper plan to make money off of the kids at her new school?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Explain the term of a 'convict ball' and what significance it played in this story-line. Where did it appear, and which characters were most affected by it?

Essay Topic 3

Moose and Scout both have similar relationships with their parents, but there are some notable differences. Please compare and contrast these relationships, and explain how they affected the other characters around them.

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