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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Wilbur Duckworth?

2. What causes a riot at the Orpheum?

3. What does Kissel's creation eventually do?

4. Why is Wilbur Duckworth hated by all?

5. What is a sousaphone?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ralph's innocence keeps him out of trouble during a couple of stories in the book. Compare and contrast at least two events in which Ralph was saved from punishment because of his youth and innocence. Explore what was his actual punishment and whether that punishment was more or less effective than one that could have come from an adult. Discuss the irony in how his youth kept him from getting into big trouble even as he was trying to be more grown up.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the Midwesterner Mind and why it was such a prevalent ideology throughout the book. Use examples.

Essay Topic 3

How is Ralph's humility portrayed throughout the book? What similarities do a majority of the stories share? How does Adult Ralph add or detract from the stories?

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