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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. How many times a week do Mr. Redmond and Charlie go to St. Kilda Beach to train?

2. In Chapter 13, who tells Charlie to use his money for good?

3. What does Charlie take from the first person he gets money from in Chapter 12?

4. In Chapter 21, how many streets does Charlie remember he plotted to run to keep himself warm?

5. To which street do Charlie and Mr. Redmond go to catch the train in Chapter 20?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 14, what does Charlie remember his parents doing?

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

3. In Chapter 14, why does Mrs. Redmond always hide her smile?

4. In Chapter 12, why is Charlie worried about Jack?

5. In Chapter 15, who becomes Charlie's new sprinting partner, and how does the training go?

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

7. In Chapter 19, how does Alice get herself in to see Nostrils when she goes to the hospital with Charlie?

8. Who does Charlie see at a cake shop in Fitzroy in Chapter 13 and what does he do?

9. Why is Squizzy mad at Charlie in Chapter 15?

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

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

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 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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