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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. Who interrupts Scout and Piper when they are talking about the games?

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

3. What surprising thing does the celebrity coming to Alcatraz do?

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

5. Who does Piper want to sign a ball for her?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What is Natalie's interview for?

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

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

9. How does Moose get his convict ball?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Sacrifice was a theme that was very prevalent in this book. Who were the characters most affected by this theme, and how did they allow sacrifice to change their lives?

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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