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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 40, what happens when Benji vomits?

2. In Chapter 30, who posts pictures of Benji and a teacher?

3. In Chapter 22, what does Zackell ask Peter for?

4. In Chapter 32, what does Peter remember Vidar doing to his desk?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What wakens Benji in Chapter 31?

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

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

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

5. In Chapter 38, what does an older player ask Bobo, and then what do the players do?

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

7. In Chapter 24, how and why does Teemu go to Alicia's house?

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

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

10. In Chapter 31, what picture appears from an anonymous online account?

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

The novel takes place in a small town in a forest. How does the author present the setting? How does the setting in the novel affect the mood and tone of the story?

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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