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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 Bloom do?

2. What does Pippi sing about after the picnic?

3. What time do the thieves leave Pippi's house?

4. Who calls for a cheer for Pippi after she saves the boys?

5. What language does the ticket taker speak?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Pippi become famous in the town?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What happens when Pippi pays a gold coin to get into the circus?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some of the forms of foreshadowing used in this book and how do those moments affect the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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