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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. The first time Benji touches the bar in Chapter 23, how many times does Zackell hit him with a pellet?

2. In Chapter 31, what is the weather like when Ana is wandering around the forest?

3. In Chapter 21, who found Alain's body?

4. In Chapter 36, what does Kira find in a cardboard moving box?

5. In Chapter 23, what number does Benji wear when he plays hockey?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 33, what stops Benji from killing himself?

2. In Chapter 27, who saves Benji from being hit with a pipe during the fight between Beartown and Hed?

3. In Chapter 32, why does Benji not train with the hockey team?

4. What happens when Benji walks into the Bearskin in Chapter 37?

5. In Chapter 32, what advice does Sune give Peter regarding Benji?

6. In Chapter 30, what does Ana do when she sees Benji at the teacher's cabin in the woods?

7. Why does Teemu have to grab Vidar in Chapter 36?

8. In Chapter 22, when does the Beartown hockey team realize that Benji is their team captain?

9. In Chapter 23, how does Peter lack a killer instinct, and how has that affected his hockey playing?

10. In Chapter 21, what characteristic does Zackell have that Sune has never had?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Chapter titles often describe things that will take place in the novel. How do chapter titles reveal plot elements? Are the chapter titles spoilers?

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

William is an angry young man throughout most of the novel. How would you describe William throughout most of the novel? How does he change? Why does he change?

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