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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 causes Peter to fall off his bike?

2. Where does Mr. Fargo set up his studio?

3. Why can't Mouse Ellis come to Maine?

4. Which team does Big bat for?

5. What does Peter do to punish Fudge for eavesdropping?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mr. Fargo's truck looks like?

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

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

4. How does Sheila describe Izzy?

5. What does Mitzi think of mornings?

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

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

8. What sleeping arrangements do Mom and Peter make for Jimmy Fargo?

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

10. How does the judge arrive to the wedding?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Fudge wants to be creative. Discuss creativity in the novel.

1) How does Sheila try to encourage Fudge's creativity? Is she successful? Does Fudge really have creativity?

2) How is Frank Fargo, an artist, creative? How does his creativity affect his responses to the world? What other characters are creative?

3) How does Peter try to encourage Fudge's creativity? How does Izzy encourage Fudge to be creative? What does creativity allow Fudge to do?

Essay Topic 3

The characters in the novel are often insecure and worry about how others perceive them. Discuss insecurity in the novel.

1) What is Peter insecure about? Who does Peter worry might not have a good impression of him? Why? How does Peter react to his insecurities?

2) What is Sheila insecure about? Who does Sheila want to make a good impression on? How do Sheila's insecurities make her act?

3) What is Jimmy insecure about? Who does Jimmy worry might not have a good impression of him? How does Jimmy react to his insecurities?

4) What other characters display insecurity? What generalizations can you make about insecurity in the novel?

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