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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. Where does Piper hope to meet the celebrity coming to Alcatraz?

2. What holiday is the day before Natalie's appointment?

3. Who does Scout spend a lot of his spare time with?

4. How is Moose punished by his father?

5. How was the laundry scheme discovered?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Mrs. Capone do on the boat that is so surprising?

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

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

6. What happens to Natalie's buttons?

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

8. What are convict balls?

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

10. What is Natalie's interview for?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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