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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 does Beth's father think the foxes would have to do to get at his turkeys?

2. What kind of weapon does Philip have?

3. What did Beth's father trade for the puppy?

4. What is the name of Pa's favorite magazine?

5. What does Philip warn Beth not to fall on?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Beth dream at the beginning of this section?

2. Why does Pa think foxes couldn't have eaten his turkeys?

3. How does Philip react when Philip when he and Gordy meet Beth in the bus queue?

4. Why does Beth decide to get a poodle?

5. How does Beth's life change with the birth of baby Benjamin?

6. How does Philip win back Beth's affections at the end of this section?

7. How and why does Philip try to keep Beth in line?

8. How do Beth's parent help her get over the fact she cannot have a puppy?

9. What does Beth's mother think about Beth's relationship with Philip?

10. Why does Beth think that airplanes maybe responsible for the disappearance of the turkeys?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Beth prove her leadership skills in this story? What are her strengths and weaknesses as a leader?

Essay Topic 2

Compare Beth's character to the person she was at the beginning of the book to the she is at the end.

1. What did Beth hope to achieve at the beginning of the book?

2. What events changes Beth ideas about life?

3. How has Beth's character changed by the end of the book?

Essay Topic 3

What do the Pretty Pennies Girl's Club and the Tiger Hunter's Club symbolize in context of the story? What does it meaning give the story when the two group come together?

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