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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 take from the first person he gets money from in Chapter 12?
2. In Chapter 19, how much has Charlie earned working for Squizzy Taylor?
3. What does Mr. Redmond offer to train Charlie in in Chapter 14?
4. In Chapter 15, what team will Nostrils be playing?
5. What color running spikes do Mr. Redmond and the neighbors buy for Charlie for the race?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 16, how and where is Nostrils injured?
2. Why is Squizzy mad at Charlie in Chapter 15?
3. In Chapter 14, what does Charlie remember his parents doing?
4. How does Mr. Redmond tell Charlie that he learned to run in Chapter 20?
5. In Chapter 15, who becomes Charlie's new sprinting partner, and how does the training go?
6. Why does Charlie hesitate in Chapter 16, when he sees the address where he is to deliver the liquor?
7. In Chapter 19, where do Charlie and Mr. Redmond train twice a week in addition to the rabbiting and how does Charlie train?
8. What does Mrs. Pickwick serve for supper in Chapter 21, and why?
9. What does Charlie have Mr. Redmond bet on his winning, and how does he do?
10. In Chapter 21, what does Mrs. Pickwick see when she reads Charlie's palm?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How does the author use idioms in the book? Why are the idioms sometimes difficult to understand? Why do the idioms often require research to understand their meaning?
Essay Topic 2
What does Charlie’s father teach him about character? Why does Charlie think he lacks character?
Essay Topic 3
Colors are sometimes associated with mood. If you could assign a color to represent the mood Runner, what color would it be? Why? Would you choose different colors to describe the mood in different sections?
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