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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 one of the older girls throw on Maya in Chapter 36?

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

3. What do Ana and Maya sit counting in Maya's room in Chapter 28?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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 happens to Maya in the cafeteria in Chapter 36?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss the role of the media in Beartown. How are the journalists perceived that come to investigate the charges against Kevin? Who agrees to speak with the journalists? Why?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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