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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 type of day is Tommy having when a young girl comes into the store?

2. From where does Tommy have to get the things that a young girl wants to buy?

3. Where does the girl live who comes into the candy store to buy something?

4. What does Tommy keep in the back that he has to keep most kids from?

5. Who told Tommy that he had to throw the lobster back?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the girl different from other kids who come into the store?

2. How does Tommy notice that the girl steals some candy bars?

3. What does Tommy remember catching with his uncle Dom once?

4. What type of day is Tommy having when a young girl comes into the store?

5. What does a ten-year-old girl buy and why?

6. What does Tommy consider doing when he sees the girl stealing?

7. What are Tommy's thoughts when he brings the paper to the girl?

8. What does Tommy remember doing with his Uncle Dom?

9. Why did a cop tell Tommy and Uncle Dom to throw back a lobster they caught, and why did they keep the lobster?

10. How does Tommy compare the ten-year-old girl who comes to the store with her mother?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Setting is the place and time where a narrative takes place. What is the setting in The Prison? How does the setting evoke feelings or set the mood in the story?

Essay Topic 2

Conflicts between characters are often caused by problems and are external conflicts. Conflicts can also be internal when a character has a conflict with himself or herself. Describe a couple of conflicts in the story and whether they are external or internal conflicts.

Essay Topic 3

Backstories are used to present information about events that happened before situations in a story. How do backstories provide insight into Tommy’s life? What is the importance of backstories in The Prison?

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