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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 only thing Mrs. Pickwick can see when she tries to read Charlie's palm in Chapter 21?
2. What does Charlie remember that his parents liked to do in the evenings?
3. What does Squizzy tell Knuckles to get Charlie to drink in Chapter 18?
4. What color running spikes do Mr. Redmond and the neighbors buy for Charlie for the race?
5. Where in the hospital is Nostrils kept in Chapter 18?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 15, who becomes Charlie's new sprinting partner, and how does the training go?
2. How does Mr. Redmond tell Charlie that he learned to run in Chapter 20?
3. In Chapter 16, how and where is Nostrils injured?
4. What is Charlie's mother doing in Chapter 12 when he wakes and why does he not stop her?
5. In Chapter 19, where do Charlie and Mr. Redmond train twice a week in addition to the rabbiting and how does Charlie train?
6. What does Mrs. Pickwick serve for supper in Chapter 21, and why?
7. What is different about Charlie's mother in Chapter 17, and what does she do?
8. What job does Squizzy give Charlie in Chapter 12, and who usually does the job?
9. What does Charlie have Mr. Redmond bet on his winning, and how does he do?
10. Why does Charlie hesitate in Chapter 16, when he sees the address where he is to deliver the liquor?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Charlie’s family lives in a slum in Richmond, Melbourne, in 1919. What is the socioeconomic status of Charlie and his family? Why do they struggle to survive?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
Foreshadowing is a method authors use to hint at events to come in a novel. How does the author use foreshadowing in the book? Does the use of foreshadowing create suspense?
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