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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 class do Moose and Scout have together?

2. Which inmate is the most famous on the island?

3. Why does Natalie get in her swimsuit?

4. What does Piper call Natalie when they first meet?

5. Why can't Natalie wear her swimsuit outside?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What does Moose want to talk about while playing catch with his father, and how does his father react?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did Natalie's mother try to help her, and what resulted from each of these efforts to help her?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What scheme was Piper trying to run, and why did this have such a big effect on Moose and his life at Alcatraz?

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