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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. How does Sheila interpret Peter's burp?

2. How does Dad react after Grandma takes over steering the sailboat?

3. Who does Peter hope to see when he goes down to the beach?

4. What does Fudge beg Dad to get him?

5. Where does Peter imagine himself with Isobel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What will Sheila and Fudge's roles in the wedding be?

2. Who does Big encourage, saying "Way to go," and why?

3. What causes Jimmy embarrassment?

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

5. How do Fudge and Mitzi lose the wedding rings?

6. What turns Tootsie's feet blue?

7. What reason does Grandma give to reassure the children that the boat won't tip over?

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

9. What does Peter do when he gets into bed, the night after he visits the library and meets Izzy?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many of the characters in the novel struggle with fear. Discuss fear in the novel.

1) What is Sheila afraid of? How does she deal with fear? What are the consequences of her fears?

2) What is Peter afraid of? How does he deal with fear? What are the consequences of his fears?

3) What fears does Fudge have, and how does he deal with them? How are his fears of things like monsters and the folding bed different from more grown-up fears? How are they similar?

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 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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