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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. Where does Moose meet Piper?

2. What does Father refuse to talk to Moose about?

3. What kind of house does the warden live in?

4. What stops Moose from thinking about what people wanted Mother to do with Natalie?

5. How old is Theresa at the beginning of the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Natalie start spending more time with Moose after working with her therapist?

2. What does Natalie's therapist say about the box of buttons, and why?

3. Why did Moose's mom want to move so badly?

4. What advice is given Mother when Natalie is sent home from school?

5. What is the box of buttons for?

6. What lie does Mother tell about Natalie, and why?

7. What does Piper pressure Moose to do when she interrupts his first meeting with Jimmy?

8. What does Moose like about Theresa when they first meet?

9. What has Mother done to try and help Natalie?

10. Why does Moose go to Alcatraz?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What directions did Moose get from the warden, and what was so ironic in these instructions?

Essay Topic 2

Why did Moose move to Alcatraz, and what changed in his life due to this move?

Essay Topic 3

Sacrifice was a theme that was very prevalent in this book. Who were the characters most affected by this theme, and how did they allow sacrifice to change their lives?

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