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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 Pippi do with the cakes at the coffee party?

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

3. Who is Adolf?

4. Who does Pippi return the boys to after they are saved?

5. What does Pippi decide to do when she hears about the vacation in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Pippi do when she realizes that Mr. Nilsson has run off at the picnic?

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

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

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

5. What does Pippi do for the thieves before sending them on their way?

6. What does Tommy wish as they leave the picnic, and what is Pippi's response to this?

7. How does Pippi save the boys from the burning building?

8. How does Pippi become famous in the town?

9. What is the Skyscraper?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Shame and propriety are common themes throughout this book. What are some of the instances where these themes are present, and why are they so important to the characters involved?

Essay Topic 2

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances affect the characters involved in those scenes?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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