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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 gives Mother false hope about Natalie's future?

2. What do the children do after getting yelled at about the laundry scheme?

3. Why is Moose so obsessed with finding a convict ball?

4. How was the laundry scheme discovered?

5. What makes Scout mad at Moose?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the warden say to the children when he learns of the laundry scheme?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What made Mrs. Capone so upset as she was going to Alcatraz?

8. What makes Moose thing that Natalie might not be safe on Alcatraz?

9. What makes Scout stop talking to Piper so much?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Moose and Scout both have similar relationships with their parents, but there are some notable differences. Please compare and contrast these relationships, and explain how they affected the other characters around them.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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