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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. Why can't Moose go to the baseball games after they are changed?

2. What sends Mother into hysterics after the party?

3. What is demanded of Moose before he can get into his apartment after finding the convict ball?

4. Where does Mother read about Esther P. Marinoff?

5. Why does Moose rush Natalie back to the apartment after he finds a convict ball?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Piper want to do with Moose's convict ball?

2. What complaints do kids have when they get their laundry back from Piper?

3. What secret does Moose tell Piper after the party?

4. What alarming question does Moose ask his father about Natalie, and what is the response to this?

5. Why does Moose get embarrassed at Natalie's party?

6. What are convict balls?

7. What does Moose over hear his parents arguing about?

8. How does Moose put his family in danger while searching for a convict ball?

9. What surprises Moose about the argument he has after the party?

10. Why is Moose unable to go to the baseball games when Scout changes the day?

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

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affected the course of the plot. Why might Choldenko have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

Essay Topic 3

Security and safety were two themes that were touched on a number of times throughout the course of this book. What are some of these instances, and how does this affect the characters in these scenes?

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