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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 Benji's team number?

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

3. Where is author Fredrik Backman from?

4. Why is the preliminary investigation closed on the case against Kevin in Chapter 46?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What position does Ramona take regarding the rape allegation? Why?

2. What future plans does Jeanette develop with Adri in Chapter 47?

3. What does Kevin's father offer to Amat in Chapter 39? Why?

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

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

6. How is Hog's conversation with Bobo described in Chapter 46?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of alienation in Beartown. What characters in the story are outcasts and what makes them so? How are all of the inhabitants of Beartown alienated in some way from their surroundings? What symbolism connects to this theme?

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

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?

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