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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 Charlie see on Jack's face in Chapter 12?

2. What does Charlie imagine that he sees on his wall in Chapter 12?

3. What does Squizzy tell Knuckles to get Charlie to drink in Chapter 18?

4. In Chapter 17, what is Charlie's mother feeding Jack when Charlie wakes?

5. What color running spikes do Mr. Redmond and the neighbors buy for Charlie for the race?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Charlie hesitate in Chapter 16, when he sees the address where he is to deliver the liquor?

2. What does Mr. Redmond offer to train Charlie for when Charlie quits boxing in Chapter 14?

3. How does Charlie run the heat and why in Chapter 21?

4. In Chapter 21, what does Mrs. Pickwick see when she reads Charlie's palm?

5. What happens in Chapter 19 in the weeks leading up to race day?

6. What is Charlie's mother doing in Chapter 12 when he wakes and why does he not stop her?

7. In Chapter 16, how and where is Nostrils injured?

8. What does Mrs. Pickwick serve for supper in Chapter 21, and why?

9. What do Bert Robinson and Mr. Redmond bet on in Chapter 15?

10. In Chapter 19, where do Charlie and Mr. Redmond train twice a week in addition to the rabbiting and how does Charlie train?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Charlie is offered a job running for Squizzy Taylor. Why does Charlie’s mother not want him to take the job? Why does Charlie take the job anyway?

Essay Topic 2

Foreshadowing is a method authors use to hint at events to come in a novel. How does the author use foreshadowing in the book? Does the use of foreshadowing create suspense?

Essay Topic 3

Charlie starts working for Squizzy Taylor to earn money for his family. How does Charlie begin to understand the power involved in working for Taylor? How does that understanding change Charlie’s motivation for working for the man? How does the desire for power begin to influence Charlie and his actions?

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