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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 the bar that Benji's sister owns and he visits in Chapter 21?

2. Where does Maya tell her mother she is going after the game in Chapter 19?

3. What day of the week does the narrator describe in the opening of Chapter 2?

4. What does Benji tell his sister he sees in the woods when they stop in Chapter 22?

5. Whom does Kevin feel a twinge of jealousy toward in Chapter 20?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who is Tails and what is his involvement with the hockey team?

4. How does Amat perform in the semifinal game in Chapter 18?

5. What sound is indicated in italics in Chapter 2? What does this foreshadow?

6. Who is Maggan Lyt and how is she presented in the novel?

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

8. How would you describe Fatima's relationship with her son?

9. What is the bet that William Lyt makes in Chapter 21? What is the significance of this bet?

10. Who is Hog? What is his occupation? Who is his son?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of community in the novel. What does community mean on a basic level for the characters in the story? What are the negative aspects of community that are explored? What symbolism connects with this theme?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the narrative style of Beartown. From whose perspective is the story related? Is the story told in the present or past tense? What is the significance of each of these choices by the author?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and discuss the character of Amat in Beartown. How old is Amat? Why does he stand apart from the other players on his team? In what ways does Amat demonstrate compassion and empathy in the novel?

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