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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Flick accuse Ralph of having when they are speaking about the drink Ralph wants?

2. What causes a riot at the Orpheum?

3. What theme arises again in Chapter 18?

4. Ralph thinks that people from northern Indiana especially enjoy:

5. What is "the Game" according to Flick?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the Old Man and Ralph's mother. Why weren't they given actual names? What was their relationship like with each other? What was their relationship like with Ralph? How did they each influence and shape Ralph?

Essay Topic 2

Foreshadowing is used heavily throughout the book. Cite examples of the use of foreshadowing and how it was used to indicate events to come.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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