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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 Tommy sing about while riding Pippi's horse?

2. What do the policemen say about Pippi after they leave her house?

3. What is Pippi making when Annika and Tommy come over for the second time?

4. Who made the dress that Pippi always wears?

5. What color eyes does the girl's missing father have?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the people of the town think when they find out Pippi lives alone?

2. What game does Pippi want to play from within the tree?

3. What do Tommy and Annika do in the morning after their first meeting with Pippi?

4. What does Pippi do when Bengt starts to tease her about her appearance?

5. What does a girl walking by Pippi's gate ask, and how does Pippi respond?

6. What do Tommy and Annika say to convince Pippi to go to school?

7. What does Pippi give Tommy and Annika the first time they are in her house?

8. How is Pippi's garden different from the one at Tommy's house?

9. What does Pippi do when she finds a can on her search?

10. What does Pippi do as she is leaving the school?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The characters in this book all had their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affected the characters around them.

Essay Topic 2

Hope was a strong theme in this book. Where does this theme appear and which characters are most affected by it?

Essay Topic 3

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affected the course of the plot. Why might Lindgren have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

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