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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 31, what is the weather like when Ana is wandering around the forest?

2. In Chapter 24, what does Leo say when his father asks if he wants to play a game in the driveway?

3. In Chapter 36, what vehicle does Teemu get into after Vidar's tryout for the hockey team?

4. In Chapter 34, how old is Vidar?

5. In Chapter 22, why does Ramona hire Benji to work at the Bearskin?

Short Essay Questions

1. What wakens Benji in Chapter 31?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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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