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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 is the coach of the team that Amat and Zacharias play for in Chapter 11?

2. What is the name of the son that Peter and Kira lost?

3. Kira convinced Peter to return to Beartown and take the GM job because she hoped it would help him with his grief in losing whom?

4. How many sisters does Benji have?

5. What is Benji's last name?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

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

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

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

8. Who is Ramona and what is her relationship to the Pack?

9. How is Ana treated by the older girls at the party? How does she respond?

10. How is Lars described? What is his position?

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 and analyze the character of Benji Ovich in Beartown. How old is Benji? What aspects of Benji's character set him apart from the other players on the hockey team? Do you think that Benji is an admirable character? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the dynamics of the Erdahl family in the novel. Who is the patriarch? Who is the matriarch? What status does the family hold in their community? How close is the family?

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