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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 do the older girld do when Ana asks about Maya's whereabouts at the party in Chapter 22?

2. What month was it that the narrator describes in Chapter 1?

3. What number is Amat wearing in the game in Chapter 17?

4. What fear does Bobo reveal in Chapter 21?

5. What type of business does Adri run?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Amat perform in the semifinal game in Chapter 18?

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

5. How does Zacharias's friendship with Amat change after Amat begins playing with the junior team?

6. What does Amat discover when he opens Kevin's bedroom door at the party in Chapter 22?

7. Who is Adri? What is her profession? How is she connected to the main characters of the story?

8. What occurs in Kevin's room during the party in Chapter 21?

9. How is Benji's character introduced? What is Benji's family like?

10. Who is Hog? What is his occupation? Who is his son?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the friendship between Ana and Maya evolve in the course of the novel? What are the conflicts that the girls face in regards to their friendship? Is their friendship ultimately strong enough to overcome those obstacles? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Complete an essay that addresses and discusses the following: In 2017-2018 many accusations have arisen against powerful men in the entertainment, journalism, and political arenas. How do these allegations compare with those at the center of Beartown? Do you think that in our contemporary atmosphere, the events of this story would have turned out as they did? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and discuss the character of Amat in Beartown. How old is Amat? Why does he stand apart from the other players on his team? In what ways does Amat demonstrate compassion and empathy in the novel?

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