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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 Sonja let Joe drink after they take the money found in the doll to various banks?

2. Where do Joe and Angus sit when they attend mass in Chapter 5?

3. How old is Linda Wishkob in Chapter 6?

4. What is Geraldine's clan?

5. How did Mooshum's father die?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Joe say about people buried in the cemetery?

2. What does Joe do when he leaves Whitey's after Whitey and Sonja have a fight?

3. What happens the first time that Linda comes to Joe's house?

4. What does Joe mean when he says that his father can out-weather anybody?

5. What does Mooshum do to keep busy in the spring and summer?

6. What do Joe and his father plant in the flower beds?

7. What happens when Joe decides to teach Pearl to play fetch?

8. What does Mooshum tell Joe about the man he has been seeing?

9. How was Joe's great-aunt saved by a turtle?

10. How does Mooshum dress in the winter to shovel snow?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Geraldine’s job is about secrets. What is Geraldine’s job and what does it have to do with secrets? Why is her job the cause of her attack?

Essay Topic 2

Joe’s relationship with Linda changes throughout the novel. What does Joe think of Linda at first? What makes his opinion change? Why does Joe come to respect and trust Linda?

Essay Topic 3

Joe uses deductive reasoning to search for clues about the attack. In what way does Joe use deductive reasoning to find and eliminate suspects? How well does deductive reasoning work to allow Joe to find evidence about the attack?

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