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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 tall is the tallest building in town?

2. What does Tommy find in a field while on the picnic?

3. What is the Swedish word for thank you?

4. Why is Pippi not able to see Tommy and Annika on the Sunday after the cofee party?

5. What does Pippi call the money the ringmaster tries to give her for winning?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Pippi approaches Adolf at the circus?

2. What happens when the thieves ask Pippi what time it is?

3. How did Pippi get ready for the coffee party?

4. What do Tommy and Annika say while Pippi takes a nap at the circus?

5. What did Pippi do to the pie at the coffee party?

6. What does the fire chief do after Pippi has saved the boys from the building?

7. What do the thieves do after leaving Pippi's house for the first time?

8. What does Pippi do to the angry bull?

9. How does Pippi become famous in the town?

10. What do the two thieves do when they first come into Pippi's house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There were a few different ideas about education in this book. Choose a few of the main characters and write what their ideas of education were and how these ideas affected their lives.

Essay Topic 2

Tommy and Annika are almost mirror images of each other, and yet they have some notable differences. Using excerpts from the text, please compare and contrast these two characters and explain the significance they had in the plot.

Essay Topic 3

What role does symbolism play in the story and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

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