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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. Who gave custody of Zachary to Paulie?

2. What are the photographs Toby and Cal see at the end of Chapter 22?

3. What outing do Toby and his father go on in Chapter 19?

4. What day of the week is the state supposed to pick up Zachary to take him to foster care?

5. What baptism requirements will keep Zachary from being baptized, according to Reverend Newton?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Toby's dad tell him during their fishing trip about his own father?

2. What steps does the minister tell Toby that must be taken to get baptized?

3. What stereotype does Toby realize he has held regarding Juan and what does he realize is the truth?

4. Why is Zachary unhappy when he first learns of the baptism plans?

5. How do Cal and Toby talk Kate into helping them take Zachary to the movies?

6. What good news does Zachary receive after his baptism?

7. For what two reasons does Toby take the piece of jewelry from his mother's room?

8. Describe the Ladybug Waltz.

9. Toby realizes why Zachary has never been baptized like he promised his mother he would be. What is the reason?

10. What are the two reasons the boys decide to have Zachary baptized at the lake?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A protagonist has heroic qualities and an antagonist has villainous qualities. Discuss the protagonist in When Zachary Beaver Came to Town. Discuss the antagonist. What is ironic about the story's antagonist?

Essay Topic 2

There are four points of view in which literature is written: first person, third person objective, third person limited, and omniscient. Which point of view does the author use in this book? Is this the most effective point of view for this story? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the character, Toby, and his growth throughout the novel.

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