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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 61, where do the editor-in-chief and her father sit and look out at the town?
2. How long before Maya left town did Ruth leave Beartown?
3. What does Matteo do with Ruth's diary?
4. In Chapter 64, how long does Amat run through the forest?
5. At the end of Chapter 50, what does Ana bring Maya after the funeral?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happened to Matteo when he was 11 and how did some guys from Hed saved him?
2. How does Ruth's mother react when Ruth goes to the police about Rodri?
3. Why does Tails approach Kira after the funeral?
4. In Chapter 69, what does Zackell tell Amat when he asks if he can train?
5. What does the editor-in chief notice when she is out and about in Chapter 68?
6. How is Tess accepted when she spends the night at Bobo's place?
7. Why does the editor-in-chief's father drop the investigation of Peter Andersson?
8. In Chapter 73, who goes to the graveyard and what does he do?
9. What does Adri learn killed Bang?
10. What does Ruth write in her diary regarding why parents need to talk to their sons?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Tails and Kira have different opinions about the financial information he shows her for Beartown hockey. Why does Tails not think the papers reveal corruption? Why does Kira believe they reveal corruption and embezzlement?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Foreshadowing is a method authors use to hint at events to come in a novel. How does Backman use foreshadowing in The Winners? Does the use of foreshadowing create suspense?
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