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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. In Chapter 15, what position does Nostrils say he will be playing in the next football game?
2. In Chapter 17, what time does Charlie arrive at home?
3. In Chapter 21, how much does Charlie win for winning the race?
4. What does Charlie have on his feet in the first heat in Chapter 21?
5. In Chapter 15, what team will Nostrils be playing?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who does Charlie see at a cake shop in Fitzroy in Chapter 13 and what does he do?
2. Why does Charlie hesitate in Chapter 16, when he sees the address where he is to deliver the liquor?
3. In Chapter 14, what does Charlie remember his parents doing?
4. In Chapter 19, where do Charlie and Mr. Redmond train twice a week in addition to the rabbiting and how does Charlie train?
5. In Chapter 15, who becomes Charlie's new sprinting partner, and how does the training go?
6. In Chapter 21, what does Mrs. Pickwick see when she reads Charlie's palm?
7. What is Charlie's mother doing in Chapter 12 when he wakes and why does he not stop her?
8. What happens in Chapter 19 in the weeks leading up to race day?
9. How does Mr. Redmond tell Charlie that he learned to run in Chapter 20?
10. In Chapter 20, what does Charlie notice about the streets of Ballarat?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Charlie’s father gave him his old boots as he was dying. What do the boots symbolize to Charlie and why?
Essay Topic 2
Comic relief can inject humor in an otherwise serious or tragic scene in a book. How is comic relief used in the novel? How does it provide relief from tension in serious or stressful scenes in the book?
Essay Topic 3
Charlie has a difficult life and lives in a poverty-stricken area. Would Charlie be justified in being pessimistic about life and the future? Why and how does Charlie have hope in spite of his circumstances?
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