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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 described as an invisible ailment in the opening of Chapter 18?

2. What does Bobo tease Amat about in Chapter 12?

3. What does Kevin's mother do to create an explanation for the dent in the cellar door?

4. Where in the house does Ana ask about Maya's whereabouts in the opening of Chapter 22?

5. During what month does Chapter 22 take place?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

4. What are the circumstances surrounding Sune in the beginning of the novel?

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

6. What does the banner say that is seen in the hockey club president's office? What does it represent?

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

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

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

10. From what narrative perspective is the novel related? How does this impact the story?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the legal aspects of the case against Kevin in the novel. With what is Kevin accused? Who stands as witnesses to the crime? Why is the case ultimately dismissed? Do you think it might have been possible to pursue the case further? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of sexism in Beartown. In what ways are the women of Beartown distinguished from the men of the town? What role does hockey play in the separation of men and women? How does the author display the sexism inherent in the townspeople?

Essay Topic 3

Complete an essay that addresses and discusses the following: In 2017-2018 many accusations have arisen against powerful men in the entertainment, journalism, and political arenas. How do these allegations compare with those at the center of Beartown? Do you think that in our contemporary atmosphere, the events of this story would have turned out as they did? Why or why not?

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