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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. In Chapter 15, how many miles does Theo drive in a year?

2. In Chapter 3, what was the name of the Andersson child who died?

3. In Chapter 4, what time was the ice rink available for the general public?

4. In Chapter 5, when could Beartown's A-team have been the best in the country?

5. In Chapter 7, how many years has Kira been waiting for Peter to give up hockey?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 2, who leaves Beartown and why?

2. In Chapter 8, what does Benji show Maya and Ana, and why is the place special?

3. In Chapter 4, what news does the council give Peter Andersson?

4. In Chapter 5, what is learned about Peter and hockey?

5. In Chapter 9, why are Amat and Bobo not welcome at the Hed Hockey Club?

6. In Chapter 13, what happens when Amat goes to a barbecue?

7. In Chapter 17, what does Richard Theo want a woman politician to do?

8. In Chapter 1, how does the narrator say that Beartown lost its way?

9. In Chapter 18, why does Peter visit the Ovich family?

10. In Chapter 6, who is Benjamin Ovich?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Benji takes a rifle into the woods and intends to kill himself. What does Benji see in the woods? What is the significance of Benji’s encounter with the bear in the woods and how does it change Benji’s plans?

Essay Topic 2

Maya, Ana, and Benji all mature and come of age in the novel. What events and circumstances cause the teens to mature and come of age? Would they have matured and found their identity and place in life without experiencing tragedy and difficulty?

Essay Topic 3

Maya writes a poem titled “The Matchstick." What is the subject of the poem? What does it reveal about Maya? What does the poem symbolize?

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