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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 local bar that Robbie Holts waits outside of in Chapter 8?

2. Where does Kira work?

3. What kind of weapon does the narrator describe the teenager picking up in Chapter 1?

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

5. What is the name of Beartown's wealthy neighborhood?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why do David and Peter argue in Chapter 19?

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

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

7. Who is Robbie Holts and what is revealed about his backstory?

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

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

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

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

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?

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