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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. Where does Benji have a tattoo of a bear?

2. In Chapter 15, where does Matteo shelter from the storm?

3. In Chapter 32, what does Johnny make for supper?

4. The first night Maya was in the capital, how long did she and Ana talk on the phone?

5. What was the name of the man who used to run the bar with Ramona?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Maya grabs her knife to stab the person following her through the park?

2. Why does Tails not want the name of the Beartown Hockey Club changed?

3. What is the difference between how Johnny became a fireman and how fireman are recruited now?

4. In Chapter 15, where does Matteo find shelter?

5. What story is told about Ramona and a tourist who wanted to watch the soccer game at the Bearskin?

6. In Chapter 27, who is the man who sits next to Maya on the train?

7. Why does Peter call Teemu after Lev contacts him in Chapter 36?

8. How did Maya and Ana become friends?

9. How did the fight start where Toby got a black eye at the ice rink in Beartown?

10. Why does Hannah go to Ana's house in Chapter 5?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ramona has been like a mother to Teemu. How would you describe the relationship between Teemu and Ramona and why it has been important to him?

Essay Topic 2

Humor is a literary device that amuses readers or makes readers laugh. How does Backman use humor in The Winners? How does it help break up the tension in various scenes?

Essay Topic 3

The climax in a novel is the highest point of tension and a turning point. What is the climax of The Winners and why is that incident the climax?

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