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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 does Moose do with his father that makes him feel grown up?

2. What is Natalie doing when Moose leaves her alone to go looking for a convict ball?

3. What language does the celebrity coming to Alcatraz speak?

4. What does Moose do to rekindle his friendship with Scout?

5. How does Moose describe the meeting with 105?

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes Moose so obsessed with getting a convict ball?

2. What does Moose have an argument about after the party?

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

4. What is Moose asked to do the day before Natalie's interview, and why?

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

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

7. How do Moose and Scout get over their fight about the game night?

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

9. Why does Moose's father get angry and take away his baseball?

10. How does Moose get his convict ball?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why did Moose move to Alcatraz, and what changed in his life due to this move?

Essay Topic 2

How were the roles of women different in the time of this book than they are now, and how did the theme of gender roles present itself in the text?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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