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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 is the maid's name at Tommy's house?

2. What does Annika tell Pippi is at the circus?

3. Where does Pippi say Mr. Nilsson is sleeping?

4. Who does Pippi want to take on a picnic with Tommy and Annika?

5. Where does Pippi ask Tommy and Annika to sit while she takes advantage of the vacation?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the fire chief do after Pippi has saved the boys from the building?

2. What does Pippi do when she realizes that Mr. Nilsson has run off at the picnic?

3. What does Pippi do when Miss Carmencita comes out on her horse?

4. What did Pippi do to the pie at the coffee party?

5. Why does Pippi not know what to do on a Sunday afternoon?

6. What does Tommy wish as they leave the picnic, and what is Pippi's response to this?

7. How does Pippi scrub the floor in her house?

8. What does Pippi do for the thieves before sending them on their way?

9. What blocks the way when the children head to the picnic, and how do they get around it?

10. What does Pippi do to the angry bull?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some of the forms of foreshadowing used in this book and how do those moments affect the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Hope was a strong theme in this book. Where does this theme appear and which characters are most affected by it?

Essay Topic 3

Friendship is a strong theme throughout the book. Where are some places that this theme appears, and how do the characters touched by it react? How do certain friendships change over the course of the book, and what causes these changes?

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