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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 has Benji been injured in the game in Chapter 33?

2. What do Ana and Maya sit counting in Maya's room in Chapter 28?

3. What is Benji's team number?

4. Who defends Amat and Zacharias from the senior bullies in Chapter 25?

5. What has Kevin's father bought for the players in Chapter 30?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Benji's relationship to the bass player?

2. What does Kevin's mother do at her home in Chapter 37? Why?

3. Who intervenes when Zacharias and Amat are bullied by seniors in Chapter 25? Why?

4. What does Kevin say to Amat on the ice during practice in Chapter 26?

5. How does David react when he sees Benji kissing a boy in Chapter 47?

6. What do Benji and Kevin's mother discuss in Chapter 44? What does this discussion lead Kevin's mother to realize?

7. What happens to Maya in the cafeteria in Chapter 36?

8. How are the themes of denial and avoidance demonstrated in Chapter 36?

9. What position does Ramona take regarding the rape allegation? Why?

10. Why is the case against Kevin dismissed? How do Peter and Kira react to this news?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Compare and contrast the different mothers seen in Beartown. In what ways are they similar? How are they different? Is there a difference between the perceptions of the mothers in the story regarding Kevin's actions than the men? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of sexism in Beartown. In what ways are the women of Beartown distinguished from the men of the town? What role does hockey play in the separation of men and women? How does the author display the sexism inherent in the townspeople?

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