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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 34, where did Peter tell Amat he would be in the NHL draft?

2. In Chapter 31, how old is the daughter of the journalist who rides on the train with Maya?

3. In Chapter 29, what injury does Amat remember led to him drinking to ease the pain?

4. Whose house does Mateo walk near and trigger a motion detector that switches on a light in Chapter 13?

5. What does the caretaker at the ice rink call Tails?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Johnny go to the scrapyard in Chapter 49?

3. What does everyone hope for Benjamin Ovich, and what do they know what probably happen to him?

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

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

6. Where does Matteo find his bicycle in Chapter 33?

7. How does Bobo take away Amat's chance to play hockey in Chapter 37?

8. What story is told about Ramona and a tourist who wanted to watch the soccer game at the Bearskin?

9. How was it decided that money would be spent on the ice rink in Bearktown and not in Hed?

10. Why does Tails drive Mumble home to Hed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in The Winners? How does using third-person and second-person points of influence what readers know about events and characters? How does it help readers connect with and understand characters?

Essay Topic 2

Backstories are used to present information about events that happened before events in a novel. How do backstories provide insight into characters and events in The Winners? What is the importance of backstories in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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