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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 name of the son that Peter and Kira lost?

2. How many generations ago did the factory workers build the ice rink in the forest by Beartown?

3. How old is Leo?

4. How does the narrator say that Peter and Kira wake up in Chapter 23?

5. The narrator concludes Chapter 21 by saying, "For the perpetrator, rape lasts just a matter of minutes. For the victim," what (177)?

Short Essay Questions

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

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 the setting of the Barn described? Who owns this establishment?

4. How is Amat's first practice with the juniors described in Chapter 13?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of family in Beartown. What does family mean to the characters in the novel? How do these characters demonstrate their belief in family? In what ways is family illustrated as a positive force? In what ways is it depicted as a negative force?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the role of the media in Beartown. How are the journalists perceived that come to investigate the charges against Kevin? Who agrees to speak with the journalists? Why?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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