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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 did Roy start to wave down in Chapter Eleven, but Beatrice stopped him?

2. When Roy encountered grizzly bears once, what did he do?

3. How did Roy’s mother react to the newspaper story about Officer Delinko’s car windows being spray-painted?

4. How did Beatrice transport Roy at the beginning of Chapter Seven?

5. What was Curly afraid of in Chapter Eleven?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the girl who sought out Roy at the end of Chapter Two want?

2. How does the weather in Chapter Six add to the story?

3. What favor did Roy ask of Garrett at the beginning of Chapter Four?

4. Who is Chuck Muckle and what did he order Curly to do?

5. How can Beatrice’s parents be described?

6. What two favors does Officer Delinko ask of Roy while during their drive to Roy’s house, and how does Roy feel about them?

7. What happened to Curly’s television when he was spending the night in the trailer, and what was it symbolic of?

8. How did Curly’s night at the trailer go?

9. What did Roy feel was his ‘duty as an only child’ and what does this tell readers about Roy?

10. What does it suggest to readers when Officer Delinko asks Curly about what will happen to the owls?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author includes multiple pop culture references that date the book in current times. What cultural and pop culture references can you note from the book? What year or decade would you guess this story is set in, and why?

Essay Topic 2

Beatrice is introduced to readers as a bully, which is the reputation she holds at school and with her peers. However, she shows a maternal and protective side in private. To whom does she show this other side of her, and under what circumstances? Why might she have a public persona to hide her personal one?

Essay Topic 3

The author portrays the characters’ ages well through their speech. What are some examples of how the characters’ speech patterns or verbiage gives away their age? Why might an author do this? Do you think that this author had used this writing technique effectively?

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