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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 rooms will Peter's family share with the Tubmans?

2. What does Peter decide he will tell Jimmy was wrong with their house that made them share a house with the Tubmans?

3. Where do Peter and his family eat supper?

4. What does Peter think the close quarters in his room with Fudge will be useful for?

5. What problem does Dad have with his bicycle?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Peter think of Southwest Harbor when the family drives through it?

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

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

4. Why is it hard for Peter to avoid Sheila?

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

6. How does Turtle react when Peter tries to take him for a walk?

7. What does Sheila do when Fudge refuses to come down from the tree?

8. How does Tootsie act?

9. How does Peter seem to feel about his brother Fudge?

10. How does Peter try to convince his brother not to call him "Pete"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fudge and Peter are brothers, and they have a close relationship. Discuss Fudge and Peter's relationship.

1) How does Peter treat Fudge? What does Fudge learn from his brother?

2) How does Fudge treat Peter? How does their age difference affect their relationship?

3) How does Peter and Fudge's relationship change? How would you expect it to change in the future?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss responsibility in the novel.

1) Sheila wants to be a responsible babysitter and tells Peter's mother that she is responsible. Does she show herself to be responsible? What does responsibility mean to her?

2) Peter also wants to be responsible and often thinks about the advice and rules that his parents give him. What advice and rules does Peter think about? How does he try to act responsible? How responsible is Peter?

3) What other characters in the novel display responsibility? How?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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