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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. Whom does Kevin feel a twinge of jealousy toward in Chapter 20?

2. How does the narrator say that Peter and Kira wake up in Chapter 23?

3. Who calls the teacher "sweet cheeks" (73) in Chapter 10?

4. How did Ana save Maya's life when they were young?

5. What ruined Robbie Holts's hockey career?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How old was Benji when his father died? How did his father die?

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

4. How would you describe Fatima's relationship with her son?

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

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

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

8. What are the obstacles that Jeanette faces with her class in Chapter 10?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the dynamics of the Erdahl family in the novel. Who is the patriarch? Who is the matriarch? What status does the family hold in their community? How close is the family?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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