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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 mechanic that Peter drops his car off with in Chapter 14?

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

3. How old is Leo?

4. Who is William Lyt's mother?

5. How is Adri related to Benji?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Zacharias's friendship with Amat change after Amat begins playing with the junior team?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of responsibility in Beartown. How do the adults in the novel demonstrate responsibility? How do they demonstrate irresponsibility? What characters own up to their responsibility in the novel? How?

Essay Topic 2

How does the friendship between Ana and Maya evolve in the course of the novel? What are the conflicts that the girls face in regards to their friendship? Is their friendship ultimately strong enough to overcome those obstacles? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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