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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. What did Moose's father do with Natalie on their first morning in the new home?

2. How does Piper threaten Moose when they first meet?

3. Why can't Natalie wear her swimsuit outside?

4. What does Moose say when Piper pressures him to do something?

5. Why does Mother lie about Natalie's age?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Moose do in his first baseball game with his new schoolmates?

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

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

4. Why does Moose go to Alcatraz?

5. What is surprising to Moose about Annie?

6. What favor does the warden ask of Moose in their meeting?

7. What did most people tell Mother to do when Natalie first started having problems?

8. What is the box of buttons for?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There were many different symbols present in this book. What were these symbols, and how did their presence alter the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

What did Moose do to help Natalie with the struggles she faced in her life, and how did this affect their relationship as brother and sister?

Essay Topic 3

How did Natalie's mother try to help her, and what resulted from each of these efforts to help her?

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