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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 does Maya smash in the bathroom in Chapter 38?

2. Why does the narrator say that Jeanette frequently goes to the roof of the school in Chapter 38?

3. What does Maya do with her brother when she returns home in Chapter 35?

4. The narrator says in Chapter 35, "Benji always sought out the strongest physical sensations because they" did what (275)?

5. With whom does Zacharias get into a quarrel in Chapter 30?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ana urge Maya to do in Chapter 28? Why?

2. How does the author employ a red herring through Zacharias's character in Chapter 41?

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

4. What impact does Kevin's arrest have on the team and the finals game?

5. What is Benji's relationship to the bass player?

6. How is Maya's experience at the police station described in Chapter 30?

7. What are examples of ways that Maya's peers and the townspeople turn against her?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss the character of Amat in Beartown. How old is Amat? Why does he stand apart from the other players on his team? In what ways does Amat demonstrate compassion and empathy in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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