Beartown Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Fredrik Backman
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 114 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Beartown Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Fredrik Backman
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 114 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. Who tells Amat that Maya will notice him when they win the final in Chapter 18?

2. How is Peter's father described in Chapter 5?

3. What does Maya do with her blouse in Chapter 24?

4. In Chapter 22, the narrator states, "Humanity has many shortcomings, but none is stronger than" what (179)?

5. What does Maya do in bed in the morning of Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How is the economy and vitality of Beartown described in the narrative?

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

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

6. How is Amat's first practice with the juniors described in Chapter 13?

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

8. What led Peter to return to Beartown and head the hockey team there?

9. Who is Ramona and what is her relationship to the Pack?

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the motif of hockey as a metaphor in Beartown. What does the game represent on a basic level? What is the game's importance to the main characters in the story? How does hockey relate to life and to coming of age?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the role of the media in Beartown. How are the journalists perceived that come to investigate the charges against Kevin? Who agrees to speak with the journalists? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and discuss the character of Peter Andersson in the novel. What is Peter's position in relation to the Beartown Hockey Club? What obstacles and conflicts does Peter face after learning of his daughter's rape? How does he face these obstacles?

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