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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 8, what is the name of the song that Maya writes on the island that she will play at concerts someday?

2. When was Maya raped?

3. In Chapter 11, where does Kira stand when Peter drives home late?

4. In Chapter 14, how many international appearances has Zackell made?

5. In Chapter 13, who throws Amat down a slope?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 15, what problems has Vidar Rinnius had?

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

3. In Chapter 2, who are Maya and Ana?

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

5. In Chapter 19, how does Benji looks when he comes into class?

6. What qualifications does Elisabeth Zackell have to be an ice hockey coach?

7. In Chapter 6, who is Benjamin Ovich?

8. In Chapter 16, how does Kira feel about living with the dictates of hockey, and why does she tell Peter to go save his club?

9. In Chapter 1, how is Beartown described?

10. In Chapter 12, why does William stop hitting Leo?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Amat, Lifa, and Zacharias have been friends since childhood, but they have grown apart as they have gotten older. How would you describe the relationship between the boys when they were younger? How have they drifted apart? What incident reveals that they are still friends? What does that incident reveal about friends and friendship?

Essay Topic 2

A hockey player named Kevin raped Maya. What was the effect of the rape on Maya, her family, and the town? What does the incident reveal about the butterfly effect?

Essay Topic 3

Both Benji and Maya leave town at the end of the novel. What does Maya wish for Benji and herself? What do her wishes symbolize about their lives past and present?

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