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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 26, what was the Rinnius' brothers best subject in school?

3. In Chapter 39, what does Teemu offer to do with Benji if Beartown wins the hockey game?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. In Chapter 25, how do William and his friends get Leo alone to hurt him?

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

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

10. In Chapter 27, who saves Benji from being hit with a pipe during the fight 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

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?

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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