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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 color hair does the A-team coach in Hed have?

2. In Chapter 29, who finds Leo's shoe?

3. In Chapter 36, where does Zackell hit Vidar with a slap shot?

4. In Chapter 25, for how long was Jeanette a professional fighter?

5. In Chapter 25, what is a girl wearing when William tries to ask her out?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. In Chapter 40, what does one of the Hed players do?

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

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

9. In Chapter 26, why does Teemu Rinnius live at home with his mother?

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

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 2

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 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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