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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 did Ana briefly consider having a career in as a child?

2. The narrator opens Chapter 35 saying that what "can be a deeply stimulating emotion" (273)?

3. The bass player tells Benji in Chapter 35 that "Big secrets turn us into" what (277)?

4. The narrator opens Chapter 29 stating, "The most dangerous thing on the ice" is what (229)?

5. What kind of car stops as Amat walks home to offer him a ride in Chapter 38?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. How is the face-off between Maya and Kevin described in Chapter 49?

9. What does Benji do to the opposing team members in Chapter 32? Why?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the narrative style of Beartown. From whose perspective is the story related? Is the story told in the present or past tense? What is the significance of each of these choices by the author?

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