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

2. What shows Moose that Natalie is maturing during the party?

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

4. How was the laundry scheme discovered?

5. Why are convict balls so rare?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What happens to Natalie's buttons?

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

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

8. What are convict balls?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What scheme was Piper trying to run, and why did this have such a big effect on Moose and his life at Alcatraz?

Essay Topic 2

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

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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