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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. Who pedals ahead when the kids bike to town?

2. What does Fudge beg Dad to get him?

3. How does Peter get Isobel out?

4. How is Peter organizing his baseball cards when Mitzi shows up?

5. What does Fudge believe snoring does?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Mitzi and Fudge react when Sheila tells Mitzi to spit out the mud she licked off her fingers?

2. Of the things Fudge tells Jimmy at the breakfast table, what makes Peter the most angry?

3. Why does Bob ask for Peter's name and address?

4. Why does Mitzi want Peter to walk with her around the back of the house?

5. How does the judge arrive to the wedding?

6. What starts the argument between Peter and Sheila?

7. What does Sheila do when she arrives at the field for the baseball game?

8. Where do Fudge and Peter go to browse in the library?

9. What story does Fudge recount that involved him going to the hospital?

10. What happens to Mrs. Tubman's hat?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Peter and Sheila are the protagonist and antagonist of the novel, but in many ways they are similar. Compare Peter and Sheila in the novel.

1) Why do Peter and Sheila fight? How do they treat each other?

2) What do Peter and Sheila want during their vacations? How do Peter and Sheila respond to disappointment?

3) How do Peter and Sheila treat Fudge?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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