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

2. What does Pippi call the silver coins?

3. Who is Adolf?

4. What does Pippi do when Mrs. Carmencita rides by her?

5. How do Tommy and Annika get money to go to the circus?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Pippi pays a gold coin to get into the circus?

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

3. What do the ladies at the party talk about, and how does Pippi respond to this?

4. What does Pippi do to the angry bull?

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

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

7. What was Pippi doing when Tommy invited her to the coffee party, and why was this so strange?

8. What do Tommy and Annika say while Pippi takes a nap at the circus?

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

10. What do the two thieves do when they first come into Pippi's house?

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

There were a few different ideas about education in this book. Choose a few of the main characters and write what their ideas of education were and how these ideas affected their lives.

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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