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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 Kevin doing when Maya approaches him with a gun in Chapter 49?

2. What is Kevin's team number?

3. Why does Benji say he chooses the puppy that he does for Sune in Chapter 26?

4. How much money does Mr. Erdahl throw on the bar before storming out in Chapter 42?

5. What papers on Peter's desk await Sune's signature in Chapter 27?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Benji do to the opposing team members in Chapter 32? Why?

2. What do Benji and Kevin's mother discuss in Chapter 44? What does this discussion lead Kevin's mother to realize?

3. What does Kevin do with the 100 kroner note in Chapter 25? Why?

4. What does Kevin's mother do at her home in Chapter 37? Why?

5. What did Maya and Ana want to be when they grew up as little girls? How did their goals change?

6. Why does Sune get a puppy? Why does he choose the puppy he takes?

7. How is the face-off between Maya and Kevin described in Chapter 49?

8. What leads Ana to the realization of what happened to Maya in Chapter 27?

9. How does Ramona respond when Kevin's father comes to speak with her at her bar in Chapter 42?

10. Why is the case against Kevin dismissed? How do Peter and Kira react to this news?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the setting of Beartown. Where is Beartown located? What are the most notable aspects of this setting? How does the setting of the story reflect upon its characters, subject matter, and themes?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the motif of hockey as a metaphor in Beartown. What does the game represent on a basic level? What is the game's importance to the main characters in the story? How does hockey relate to life and to coming of age?

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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