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. Where did Maya Andersson go when she moved from Beartown?

2. In Chapter 48, what does Johnny pick up from the scrapyard for his boss?

3. What has Adri's barn been converted into?

4. Whose house does Mateo walk near and trigger a motion detector that switches on a light in Chapter 13?

5. Who finds Ramona in Chapter 22?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Bobo take away Amat's chance to play hockey in Chapter 37?

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

5. What does everyone hope for Benjamin Ovich, and what do they know what probably happen to him?

6. How does Hannah get home in Chapter 9?

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

8. Who is Fatima?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A cliché is a trite phrase or expression that is often overused. Why does Amat believe that locker rooms are cliché factories (160)? Why are the clichés annoying rather than reassuring?

Essay Topic 2

Richard Theo is described as being a dangerous person. It is said that "he gets what he wants, everywhere" (560). How does Theo manipulate people and circumstances?

Essay Topic 3

Amat thinks he has been exploited by Peter and Lev. Why does Amat believe that Peter and Lev have exploited him? Did both of the men exploit him? If so, how?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 927 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample