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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 was the name of Benji's father?

2. In Chapter 38, what chore does Maya help Ana with?

3. What do Hannah and Johnny do to make a living?

4. When does Matteo remember that his sister told him to stay away from the hockey guys?

5. In Chapter 40, what does Lev find on his kitchen table?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Maya leave Beartown and where did she go?

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

3. In Chapter 17, why does Kira remember that Tails and four other businessmen from Beartown visited her?

4. What messages do Tess, Tobias, and Ted receive on their phones in Chapter 32?

5. How did Maya and Ana become friends?

6. Why does Ramona's funeral not honor her memory?

7. How was it decided that money would be spent on the ice rink in Bearktown and not in Hed?

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

9. Why does Tails drive Mumble home to Hed?

10. How did Lev interfere with Amat's chances to be drafted by the NHL?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Suspense is a device authors use to create excitement, anxiety, or uncertainty about what will happen in a story. What would be a suspenseful scene in The Winners? How does Backman create suspense in that section of the book?

Essay Topic 2

Rape is different from other crimes, and the victims are often blamed and mocked. What burden do Maya and Ruth bear as rape victims? Does either one of them receive justice?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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