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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 23, what number does Benji wear when he plays hockey?

2. In Chapter 32, what does Benji take into the forest?

3. In Chapter 34, where does Leo take Maya?

4. In Chapter 25, how old much older is a girl than Leo who tells him she thinks he is brave?

5. In Chapter 22, who breaks into the Hed ice rink?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 28, what does Leo find hanging from his locker at school and what does it symbolize?

2. In Chapter 35, why does Vidar play Minecraft?

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

4. In Chapter 30, why does Ana not meet Maya at the island?

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

6. Where does Leo take Maya in Chapter 34, and what does she do there?

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

8. What does Teemu say to Benji at the end of Chapter 39?

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

10. In Chapter 29, how do the police find out that Leo was involved in the fight in the forest between Beartown and Hed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Violence is a theme in the novel. How does the author present the theme of violence in the novel? How does violence affect the town and characters?

Essay Topic 2

Vidar dies saving Ana. What are the reactions to Vidar’s death from characters and the community of Hed? What is revealed about tragedy and reconciliation through his death?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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