The Cat Who Turned on and Off Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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The Cat Who Turned on and Off Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 124 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 kind of car does Russell Patch drive?

2. Who deos Qwilleran find at the house on the end of the street?

3. What is the basis for the argument between C. C. and Iris?

4. What invitation does Qwilleran receive the day after he injured his knee?

5. How is Iris helpful to Qwilleran at the auction?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Qwilleran learn more about Mary Duckworth?

2. How does Patch refute the suggestion that he was fired by Andy Glanz for drinking.

3. Explain the deciding factor for Qwilleran to take the apartment.

4. Explain the development arising from the urgent barking of Mary's dog.

5. After feeding the cats, what disappoints Qwilleran?

6. When Qwilleran sees Mary again, why is see cool and distant like she was when he first met her?

7. What questions are raised in the mind of the reader when the Mackintosh Coat of Arms is introduced?

8. Discuss Mary Duxbury aka Mary Duckworth as a character.

9. How does Iris Cobb evaluate Andy Glanz?

10. What is Mary Duckworth's confession to Qwilleran?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In two or more type written double spaced pages, write an essay on the topic, "I Believe that the Novel Would [or Would Not] Make a Good Movie". Express your opinion as to (1) whether a movie of the novel would have enough action to make it good, (2) how difficult or easy would it be to maintain suspense in a screenplay, and (3) what would be the most difficult part about filming the story? [Hint: Getting cats to do what you want them to do.]

Essay Topic 2

In two or more type written double spaced pages, write an essay on "Why I Thought [another character] Was the Murderer". Braun cleverly intersperses enough red herrings that almost any of the characters might have been the murderer. Pick out one other than Ben Nicolas and detail the mystery around that character that pointed to his or her possible guilt.

Essay Topic 3

In two or more type written double spaced pages, write an essay on "Introduction of Elements Important to Solving the Mystery". In the first five chapters of the novel, several important bits of information are introduced that will later have a bearing on the solution. Include in your essay a discussion of (1) the weight of the Mackintosh Coat of Arms, (2) the pot bellied stove which seems to serve no purpose, and (3) the emphasis placed on Andy Glanz's high moral standards that are not shared by other people in Junktown.

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