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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 kind of tree does Pippi suggest Tommy and Annika try climbing?

2. How did Pippi's mother die?

3. What is the name of what Pippi is making when Annika and Tommy come over for the second time?

4. What is the name of Pippi's monkey?

5. Where does Pippi have some big trees?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Pippi do when a police officer tells her she should be ashamed to not know the capital of Portugal?

2. What does Pippi give Tommy and Annika the first time they are in her house?

3. What does Pippi say a Thing Finder is?

4. How does Pippi say she disciplines herself?

5. What do Tommy and Annika do in the morning after their first meeting with Pippi?

6. What does Pippi say after she tells about the man from China?

7. What does Pippi think happened to her father when he fell overboard on his ship?

8. How does Pippi put herself to sleep?

9. What does Pippi do as she is leaving the school?

10. What is Pippi's full name?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many different characters in this book were persuaded to do things that they would not have done of their own accord. What are some of these instances, and how does persuasion affect the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

How does Tommy's relationship with Annika change over the course of the plot? What causes these changes, and what significance does this have to the outcome of the book?

Essay Topic 3

Shame and propriety are common themes throughout this book. What are some of the instances where these themes are present, and why are they so important to the characters involved?

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