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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 Kevin suggest he and his friends do in Hed in Chapter 27?

2. Where has Ana's father gone when Maya arrives in Chapter 42?

3. What does Sune have to drink at the Bearskin in Chapter 41?

4. What is described scattered across the ground in the end of Chapter 29?

5. What name is printed on the back of the jersey that Tails appears in, in Chapter 29?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Kevin say to Amat on the ice during practice in Chapter 26?

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

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

7. What does Peter tell the professional hockey league scout in Chapter 27?

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

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

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

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

Analyze and discuss the character of Maya Andersson in Beartown. How old is Maya? What position does Maya hold in the community in the beginning of the novel? How does that position change in the course of the story? In what ways does Maya's character evolve in the novel?

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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