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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 to rekindle his friendship with Scout?

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

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

4. Why does Jimmy come to the family party?

5. What are the children threatened with when the laundry scheme is discovered?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Moose get his convict ball?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What is Natalie's interview for?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Friendship is a strong theme throughout the book. Where are some places that this theme appears, and how do the characters touched by it react? How do certain friendships change over the course of the book, and what causes these changes?

Essay Topic 2

There were many different symbols present in this book. What were these symbols, and how did their presence alter the course of the plot?

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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