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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 time do the thieves leave Pippi's house?

2. What does Pippi have to move out of the way on the way to the picnic?

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

4. What does Pippi say she never does when she sees the boys in the tall building?

5. What does Pippi say the perfect picnic spot needs?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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 did Pippi do to the pie at the coffee party?

9. How does Annika describe the circus to Pippi?

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

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

Many different characters in this book were persuaded to do things that they would not have done of their own accord. What are some of these instances, and how does persuasion affect the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

Pippi had some very strange quirks. What are some of these oddities, where do they come from, and how does their inclusion in the book alter the course of the plot?

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