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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 does Beth say switches off the nightlight?

2. What happens to Beth halfway home with the puppy?

3. What does Dr. Brennan say is wrong with Beth?

4. What does Beth say she hears the sounds of in her voice?

5. What does Philip say he is going to start calling members of the Tiger Hunter's Club who fear girls?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Beth's dream at the beginning of this section represent?

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

6. Why are the missing turkeys such a problem for Beth and her family?

7. What does the newly painted house symbolize for Beth and her family?

8. Why does Reverend Ross think Gorilla Man is on the loose?

9. How does the story hint that her relationship with Philip affects her and her grades?

10. What argument does Beth have with her brother Luther about pigs?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Philip react to Beth beating him in everything? What does this say about gender relations?

Essay Topic 2

Pick a character from the book and discuss his or her goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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