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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. Why can't Uncle Feather be Fudge's friend on the trip?

2. What rooms will Peter's family share with the Tubmans?

3. What does Mrs. A give Peter to drink?

4. How does Sheila react when Fudge proposes to her?

5. What does Mrs. A give Fudge to eat?

Short Essay Questions

1. On the phone, what does Peter tell Jimmy Fargo about Sheila Tubman's vacation house?

2. How does Sheila react to Turtle?

3. How do Mom, Dad, and Peter explain what "cooties" are?

4. Why is it hard for Peter to avoid Sheila?

5. How does Peter react when he finds out Mitzi's grandfather's name?

6. What does Bicycle Bob look like?

7. What does Fudge do to stop conversations when someone disagrees with him?

8. How does Sheila react to finding out that Jimmy Fargo is coming?

9. What holds Sheila up, when she tries to follow Fudge to Mrs. A's house?

10. What does Sheila do when Fudge refuses to come down from the tree?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The novel has an episodic structure. Discuss the structure of the novel.

1) What are the episodes of the novel? How is its structure episodic? How are the different episodes in the novel tied together? What unifies them to make a story?

2) Why does the author choose an episodic structure for this book?

3) How effective is the episodic structure in conveying the author's ideas?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss friendship in the novel.

1) Why are Peter and Jimmy friends? How does Peter treat his friend? Why is it important for Peter to have his friend with him on vacation?

2) How does Fudge relate to his friend Mitzi? What does friendship provide for Fudge?

3) Why is Sheila so upset when her friend can't come on the trip?

Essay Topic 3

The characters in the novel experiences changes that they have to deal with. Discuss adapting to change in the novel.

1) How do the different members of the family react to finding out that Grandma and Buzzy Senior are getting married? Why?

2) How does the family react to Jimmy's father deciding to stay with them? Why?

3) How do the children react to change, compared with how the adults react to change?

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