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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. How does Annika feel when Pippi says she wants to live in the tree?

2. Why does Pippi decide to go to school?

3. Where does Pippi put Bengt after he teases her?

4. What does a police officer say Pippi can't do?

5. What does Pippi think her mother is?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Pippi do when she first gets to the school?

2. What happens when the officers are both up on the roof of the house?

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

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

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

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

7. What does Pippi do when Annika tells her that lying is not a good thing to do?

8. What does Annika ask Pippi when she first climbs into the tree, and how does Pippi respond?

9. What does the teacher do when she gets frustrated with Pippi's behavior?

10. What does Pippi say a Thing Finder is?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mrs. Settengren was a minor character whose presence made a big difference in the plot. How does she accomplish this? What are some ways that her presence, however brief, alters the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if she had not been in the book at all?

Essay Topic 2

Friendship is a strong theme throughout the book. Where are some places that this theme appears, and how do the characters touched by it react? How do certain friendships change over the course of the book, and what causes these changes?

Essay Topic 3

There were a number of magical elements in this book. What are some of these elements, and how do they shape the setting of this plot?

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