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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 Pippi find out about Tommy's mother's coffee party?

2. How does Pippi spell circus?

3. What does Pippi call the silver coins?

4. Who helps Pippi save the boys in the tall building?

5. Why do the guards NOT throw Pippi out when the ringmaster tells them to?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Pippi scrub the floor in her house?

2. Why does Pippi not know what to do on a Sunday afternoon?

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

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

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

6. What was Pippi doing when Tommy invited her to the coffee party, and why was this so strange?

7. How does Annika describe the circus to Pippi?

8. What do the ladies at the party talk about, and how does Pippi respond to this?

9. What does Pippi do when Miss Carmencita comes out on her horse?

10. What is wrong with the first two picnic spots found by the children?

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

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

Essay Topic 3

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.

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