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

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

3. How old is Natalie in reality?

4. What does Natalie have to do to get Moose to take her outside when she is in her swimsuit?

5. What is Moose's father's new job?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Moose want to talk about while playing catch with his father, and how does his father react?

2. What is the box of buttons for?

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

4. Why does Moose have to stop going to the baseball games?

5. Why does Moose go to Alcatraz?

6. How does Natalie's family get her to school?

7. What frustrates Moose on his first morning in his new home, and why?

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

9. What is Alcatraz?

10. What warning does the warden give Moose in their meeting?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How were the roles of women different in the time of this book than they are now, and how did the theme of gender roles present itself in the text?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

What role did 105 play in this plot, and what message do you think the author was trying to send by including him in this plot?

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