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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 was the "major award"?

2. What was the name of Ralph's favorite radio show?

3. How is Ralph's date behaving?

4. Cedar Lake is best described as:

5. Where are male children trapped, according to Ralph?

Short Essay Questions

1. With what does Ralph struggle most in the story about the book report?

2. What happened when Grover Dill tripped Ralph on his way home from school one time?

3. What does Ralph believe exists inside every male child?

4. Why is Ludlow Kissel infamous in Hohman?

5. What do Ralph and Wilbur have in common?

6. Why is Ralph's life changed forever after the jawbreaker incident at Pulaski's store?

7. What have we learned about Ralph and his desires in the first eight chapters?

8. What is Flick's role in the first six chapters of the book?

9. Describe the setting for many of the stories in the book--Hohman, Indiana.

10. Why do you think Ralph wanted to be part of the Little Orphan Annie Secret Circle so badly?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The BB gun was an important gift in Ralph's childhood and remains something he clearly is fond of in his adult life. Why was it such an important gift and time in his life? Why does he remember every detail as an adult? What do you think he learned from that story?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme "an outsider looking in" and how it affected the book and Ralph as a character.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Young Ralph to Adult Ralph. What is similar? What is different? What do we learn about Adult Ralph by the types of stories he tells about his childhood?

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