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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. What else does Cedar Lake have to offer for entertainment?
2. What were Ralph and his brother doing when Grover Dill came out of nowhere during their childhood?
3. What was Grover Dill doing at the bar when Ralph was back in town visiting?
4. What makes Cedar Lake so unique?
5. What is the relationship between Ralph and Flick?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the setting in chapters 9 and 10 and why the author chose such vastly different settings.
2. What does Ralph believe that every family has?
3. Why did Ralph stop at Flick's Tavern?
4. Why is it more interesting to hear the story about the Christmas plot to get a BB gun from a child's perspective rather than from the voice of "Adult Ralph"?
5. Why is Ralph paralyzed with fear when he reaches the top of Magic Mountain?
6. What does the reader learn about the main character in the opening chapter?
7. What made Ralph's father's fireworks show so noteworthy one year?
8. What skills does Wilbur Duckworth display during the final band performance of his high school career?
9. What kind of disappointment did Ralph suffer because of the Little Orphan Annie radio show?
10. How is "the Graham" damaged?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the Midwesterner Mind and why it was such a prevalent ideology throughout the book. Use examples.
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast Ralph and Wilbur Duckworth. What experiences do they share? What makes them different? What makes Ralph remember Duckworth with such clarity, so many years after they played in the marching band together? Define the term "social outcast" and how it relates to both Ralph and Wilbur. In what ways are they both social outcasts?
Essay Topic 3
The Bully played a major role in Ralph's childhood. Why did the Bully affect him so much before and after the incident he had with Grover Dill? What does he say about bullies in adulthood? Is everyone affected by a bully at some point in life? Why or why not? Cite examples from the book.
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