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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. When does Fudge say he's getting married?

2. What does Peter do to scare Sheila when he joins her and Fudge?

3. What problem does Dad have with his bicycle?

4. What baseball team did Mitzy's grandfather play for?

5. What song does Peter sing in answer to Sheila?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Fudge do to stop conversations when someone disagrees with him?

2. What is Peter's family's vacation house like?

3. Why is Fudge's questioning of Mrs. A about Uncle Feather confusing to her?

4. What holds Sheila up, when she tries to follow Fudge to Mrs. A's house?

5. What questions does Peter ask when Fudge says he's planning to get married?

6. How does Mom respond when Fudge asks if he can bring a friend on vacation?

7. How do the families react when Turtle gets sprayed by a skunk?

8. Where does the family put Uncle Feather in the summer house?

9. How does Sheila react to finding out that Jimmy Fargo is coming?

10. What does Peter imagine Jimmy's reaction will be to his lie about what happened to their vacation house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the novel, Grandma falls in love and gets married. Peter also falls for Izzy at the library. Discuss love in the novel.

1) What does love mean for Grandma and Buzzy Senior? What kind of a relationship do they have?

2) How do Peter and his family show their love each other?

3) What kind of love does Peter feel for Izzy? Compare Peter's feelings for Izzy with Grandma's feelings for Buzzy Senior.

Essay Topic 2

The characters in the novel experiences changes that they have to deal with. Discuss adapting to change in the novel.

1) How do the different members of the family react to finding out that Grandma and Buzzy Senior are getting married? Why?

2) How does the family react to Jimmy's father deciding to stay with them? Why?

3) How do the children react to change, compared with how the adults react to change?

Essay Topic 3

The characters in the novel must often respond to disappointing situations. Discuss how characters respond to disappointment in the novel.

1) How does Fudge respond when he can't find a book with his name in the title? How does Izzy deal with his response?

2) How does Frank Fargo respond when Tootsie walks on his painting? What does his response show about him as a character? What qualities allow him to have this response?

3) How does Sheila respond when her friend can't come on vacation? How does Peter respond when he does poorly at the baseball game? What other ways do characters respond to disappointment? What generalizations can you make about responses to disappointment in the novel?

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