View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word(s) best describes the Chandler's house?

2. Which character is considered crazy but cruel?

3. Where is The Game played?

4. Who is told to stay behind when the other children are allowed to go to the carnival?

5. Who often annoys David?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Ruth and how is the Chandler home described?

2. Discuss the sleepover that occurs in Chapter 8.

3. What happens on the Fourth of July?

4. Discuss the neighborhood's reaction to the abuse of Meg.

5. What is the result of the boys spying in Chapter 8?

6. Why does Susan get in trouble by Ruth in Chapter 9?

7. When David finds himself alone at the carnival, what does he do?

8. Who does David talk to at the carnival and what does David think of these people?

9. What does David learn about Meg in Chapter 18?

10. What does David learn and see happen in Chapter 14 when arriving home inebriated?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss setting. Describe how setting is used in the story and the pro's and con's it creates.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the character details and how they are used in the story. Discuss the positives and negatives that character details have on the story.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the role of sexual aggression in the story and how it plays such a prominent role.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 693 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample