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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 does Mr. Purdy contact Moose?

2. Where does Natalie meet with her therapist?

3. What does Mr. Purdy tell Moose?

4. How does Piper threaten Moose when they first meet?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What does Piper do when she first meets Moose?

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

9. Why does Moose go to Alcatraz?

10. What does Moose do on his first night in his new home, and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sacrifice was a theme that was very prevalent in this book. Who were the characters most affected by this theme, and how did they allow sacrifice to change their lives?

Essay Topic 2

How did Moose go about trying to fit in, and what affect did this have on his personality?

Essay Topic 3

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

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