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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 Jeanette do when she sees Benji ride away from the school on his bicycle in Chapter 25?

2. Who does Sune tell Ramona he misses in Chapter 41?

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

4. Who comes to sit next to Maya in the cafeteria in Chapter 36?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who intervenes when Zacharias and Amat are bullied by seniors in Chapter 25? Why?

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

5. What does Kira go to the Bearskin to find out in Chapter 47? What does she learn?

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

7. How are the themes of denial and avoidance demonstrated in Chapter 36?

8. How does David react when he sees Benji kissing a boy in Chapter 47?

9. What foreshadowing pervades Chapter 42? What clues are given?

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

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

Compare and contrast the different mothers seen in Beartown. In what ways are they similar? How are they different? Is there a difference between the perceptions of the mothers in the story regarding Kevin's actions than the men? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the plot structure of Beartown. Where in the novel does the exposition transition to rising action? What is the inciting event that propels the plot forward? Where does the climax occur? What information is revealed in the falling action and denouement?

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