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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. Where does Matteo hurt as he sits in the ditch in Chapter 11?

2. Who drops a cigarette that Matteo smokes in Chapter 49?

3. What type of tattoo did Matteo's big sister have on her shoulder?

4. What sport did the editor in chief of the Hed paper play?

5. How much younger is Tess than Ana?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Matteo's sister get away from home?

2. What happens when Maya grabs her knife to stab the person following her through the park?

3. Why did Maya leave Beartown and where did she go?

4. How did Lev interfere with Amat's chances to be drafted by the NHL?

5. How did Maya and Ana become friends?

6. Why does Tails not want the name of the Beartown Hockey Club changed?

7. In Chapter 20, how does Amat know to find Fatima after she walks home from the ice rink?

8. In Chapter 17, why does Kira remember that Tails and four other businessmen from Beartown visited her?

9. What is the "Fund" at the Bearskin Pub?

10. How did the fight start where Toby got a black eye at the ice rink in Beartown?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ramona has been like a mother to Teemu. How would you describe the relationship between Teemu and Ramona and why it has been important to him?

Essay Topic 2

The climax in a novel is the highest point of tension and a turning point. What is the climax of The Winners and why is that incident the climax?

Essay Topic 3

Juxtaposition is a literary device used to compare and contrast things. How does Backman use juxtaposition to show the differences between Patina’s old and new life? How does Backman use juxtaposition to compare and contrast Hed and Beartown and the people who live in those towns?

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