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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 make Thunder Karlson do?

2. Where did Pippi learn to tie knots?

3. How does the town learn about what Pippi did at the circus?

4. Where does Pippi say Mr. Nilsson is sleeping?

5. What is the tallest building in town called?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Annika describe the circus to Pippi?

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

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

4. What blocks the way when the children head to the picnic, and how do they get around it?

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

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

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

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

9. What does Pippi do when Miss Elvira performs on the tightrope?

10. What does Pippi make the thieves do after she ties them up?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Generosity was a key theme in this book. Where does this theme appear and which characters are the most affected by it?

Essay Topic 3

Which character do you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How does this character change throughout the book?

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