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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 truth does Sportcoat reveal about Pudgy Fingers in Chapter 26?

2. How does Sportcoat describe the Elephant in Chapter 17?

3. According to Hettie in Chapter 20, what is the lowest thing on earth?

4. According to Sister Paul in Chapter 24, the truck she had driven was full of what?

5. According to the Elephant in Chapter 19, which individual must not come to any harm?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Deems come to control the Cause, as explained in Chapter 14?

2. What happens when Hot Sausage interrupts Deems at the pier in Chapter 17?

3. What information does Sister Paul give Sportcoat in Chapter 24?

4. Who is Cecil? Why is this name important, as seen in Chapter 13?

5. What plan does Sportcoat hatch in Chapter 17? How does Hot Sausage respond?

6. How does the relationship between Potts and Sister Gee continue to evolve in Chapter 15?

7. Why is the title “Rat” perfect for Chapter 14?

8. Briefly describe the relationship between Sportcoat and Mrs. Elefante, as seen in Chapter 16.

9. How is the Sportcoat at the end of the novel different from the one at the novel’s beginning?

10. What happens when Sportcoat visits Deems in Chapter 22?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing how the author uses characters and behaviors to develop and strengthen the theme of trust.

Essay Topic 2

Does the end justify the means? How does the novel answer this question? How would Sportcoat answer this question? How would Deems? What about the Elephant?

Essay Topic 3

Identity is a major theme of the novel. Choose three situations in which this theme is illustrated. Explain how each situation illustrates the theme of identity, and evaluate what the author is trying to say about this subject.

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