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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 decides how the laundry money should be divided?

2. What sends Mother into hysterics after the party?

3. What does Mother do when she sees Natalie's reaction to the buttons on the dock?

4. What does Moose do with his father that makes him feel grown up?

5. What does Moose's father get angry with his wife about?

Short Essay Questions

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

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 surprises Moose about the argument he has after the party?

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

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

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

10. What secret does Moose tell Piper after the party?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

How did the relationship between Piper and Moose change throughout the course of the plot, and how did these changes affect the characters around them?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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