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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 does the narrator describe Maya as in Chapter 2?

2. Who does the teacher find at the headmaster's office when she arrives to report her class in Chapter 10?

3. Who is the deceased husband of the owner of the Bearskin?

4. What is the name of Benji's youngest sister?

5. What is Benji's last name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Benji demand to know from Kevin in Chapter 23? What is Kevin's response?

2. Compare and contrast the settings of the Heights and the Hollow. What characters live in each of these settings?

3. Who is Tails and what is his involvement with the hockey team?

4. How is the setting of the Barn described? Who owns this establishment?

5. How is Ana treated by the older girls at the party? How does she respond?

6. Who does Jeanette find at the high school after the alarm has gone off in Chapter 24? What is this character doing at the school?

7. What is the bet that William Lyt makes in Chapter 21? What is the significance of this bet?

8. How is Lars described? What is his position?

9. Why do David and Peter argue in Chapter 19?

10. What does Benji see in the forest in Chapter 22? What does he tell his sister that he sees?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of community in the novel. What does community mean on a basic level for the characters in the story? What are the negative aspects of community that are explored? What symbolism connects with this theme?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of responsibility in Beartown. How do the adults in the novel demonstrate responsibility? How do they demonstrate irresponsibility? What characters own up to their responsibility in the novel? How?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of family in Beartown. What does family mean to the characters in the novel? How do these characters demonstrate their belief in family? In what ways is family illustrated as a positive force? In what ways is it depicted as a negative force?

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