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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 kind of house does the warden live in?

2. How is Moose different from his other classmates?

3. What does Moose talk about with students when he can't think of what to say?

4. What does Natalie have to do to get Moose to take her outside when she is in her swimsuit?

5. When does Moose like to play his favorite sport?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Why does Moose have to stop going to the baseball games?

9. What is Alcatraz?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

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 role did 105 play in this plot, and what message do you think the author was trying to send by including him in this plot?

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