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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 does Peter pretend to do when Fudge explains who he plans on marrying?

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

3. What worries Jimmy when he learns he might play baseball with an ex-major league player?

4. What did Fudge lose the first time Sheila babysat him?

5. How many people and animals, aside from Jimmy, does Pete say will be staying in their vacation house?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How do Grandma and Buzzy Senior get along when they first meet?

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

5. How does Tootsie act?

6. How do Mom, Dad, and Peter explain what "cooties" are?

7. How does Fudge initially react when Peter pretends something is wrong with him?

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

9. What does Mom suggest that Peter do while Sheila is babysitting Fudge?

10. How does Dad respond, when he sees everyone trying to recapture Uncle Feather?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss names and naming in the novel.

1) What is the significance of Fudge calling his brother "Pete"? How does it affect Peter? How does it affect Fudge to be called "Farley" and why? Why are the characters' names important to them? What other nicknames do the characters use, and why?

2) How did Turtle get his name? What is the significance of this name?

3) What is the significance of Mitzi's book which has her name in the title? Why does Fudge want a book with his name in the title?

Essay Topic 2

The characters in the novel sometimes lie. Discuss lying in the novel.

1) Why does Peter lie to his friend Jimmy? Why does he plan to cover his lie with another lie?

2) How do characters such as Peter and Sheila lie about their feelings? Why do characters want to hide their feelings?

3) Is lying ever kind in the novel? Are some lies worthwhile?

Essay Topic 3

When Sheila and Peter fight, Grandma points out that the children sometimes forget to be kind. Discuss kindness in the novel.

1) Why aren't Sheila and Peter kind to each other? How would their relationship change if they tried to be kind to each other?

2) How is Peter kind to Fudge? Why is he kind to Fudge? When and why is he unkind to Fudge? What are the results of Peter's kindness to Fudge?

3) When and why are the novel's other characters kind or unkind? What generalizations can you make about kindness, based on the novel?

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