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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 tall was Robin's mother?

2. On page 1, when do Theo and Robin set up a scope on the deck?

3. How big of an area did Aly's NGO cover?

4. What is by the road that causes a traffic jam when Theo and Robin go back to the cabin after their camping trip for Robin's birthday?

5. How much did Jayden give Robin for the Amur leopard?

Short Essay Questions

1. What problems are there when Robin and Theo go to Thanksgiving with Aly's parents?

2. How does Dr. Lipman, the principal at Robin's school, threaten Theo after Robin punches a friend and breaks his cheekbone?

3. What is the tent like that Theo and Robin bring for their birthday camping trip, and who sets it up?

4. What do Theo and Robbie carry when they go camping on Robin's birthday?

5. What is the cabin like that Theo rents in the Smokies for Robin's ninth birthday?

6. Why has Theo never believed the diagnoses the doctors settled on his son?

7. Why is Robin missing school at the beginning of the book?

8. Why does the school contact Theo when he is nearly finished with a lecture for the undergraduate astrobiology survey?

9. How was Theo able to go to college?

10. How did Theo and Alyssa meet?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Conflicts characters face are often caused by a problem. What are some conflicts that occur in Bewilderment? Are the conflicts in the book mostly man vs. man, man vs. nature, or man vs. self? Are they internal or external conflicts?

Essay Topic 2

Theo is raising his son alone. What struggles does Theo have raising his son since his wife died? Why is parenting challenging for him?

Essay Topic 3

Robin changes after the neurofeedback training. How does Robin change after the training? Why is Theo uncomfortable with some of the changes?

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