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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the author delineate the "bangs" from the main text that appear in Chapter 2?
(a) They are all capitalized.
(b) They are in a different style font.
(c) They are in bold script.
(d) They are italicized.

2. Who is the coach of the team that Amat and Zacharias play for in Chapter 11?
(a) Lars.
(b) Sven.
(c) Petre.
(d) John.

3. What fear does Bobo reveal in Chapter 21?
(a) He fears his parents are getting a divorce.
(b) He fears that Ana does not like him.
(c) He fears he will not make the A-team.
(d) He fears he will not pass English class.

4. Who calls the teacher "sweet cheeks" (73) in Chapter 10?
(a) Bobo.
(b) David.
(c) Jack.
(d) Peter.

5. Who does Jeanette recall playing hockey with in Hed in Chapter 24?
(a) Adri.
(b) Maggan.
(c) Katia.
(d) Gaby.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maya do with her blouse in Chapter 24?

2. Who attempts to attend the hockey game with Robbie Holts in Chapter 18?

3. How old was Benji when his father died?

4. What is the name of the local bar that Robbie Holts waits outside of in Chapter 8?

5. What color scarf is Christer admonished for wearing in Chapter 17?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Amat discover when he opens Kevin's bedroom door at the party in Chapter 22?

2. Who does Jeanette find at the high school after the alarm has gone off in Chapter 24? What is this character doing at the school?

3. How is Benji's character introduced? What is Benji's family like?

4. How is the economy and vitality of Beartown described in the narrative?

5. Compare and contrast the settings of the Heights and the Hollow. What characters live in each of these settings?

6. What does Benji demand to know from Kevin in Chapter 23? What is Kevin's response?

7. Who is Adri? What is her profession? How is she connected to the main characters of the story?

8. What are the obstacles that Jeanette faces with her class in Chapter 10?

9. What occurs in Kevin's room during the party in Chapter 21?

10. What does Benji see in the forest in Chapter 22? What does he tell his sister that he sees?

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