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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 18, how long does Peter tell Ann-Katrin that Bobo will be able to play hockey?

2. In Chapter 2, what is the name of the family that leaves Beartown?

3. In Chapter 3, what was the name of the Andersson child who died?

4. In Chapter 18, where do the five uncles say that the 1987 World Championship were held?

5. In Chapter 12, what does Theo say has been paid for the ice rink?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 3, what issues is Leo struggling with?

2. In Chapter 17, what does Richard Theo want a woman politician to do?

3. In Chapter 15, what problems has Vidar Rinnius had?

4. In Chapter 9, why are Amat and Bobo not welcome at the Hed Hockey Club?

5. In Chapter 1, how does the narrator say that Beartown lost its way?

6. In Chapter 20, why does Bobo buy shaving cream and put some in his shoes?

7. In Chapter 12, why does Leo feel free to go in his sister's room?

8. In Chapter 7, what is the Bearskin pub like and how would you describe its owner?

9. In Chapter 11, how does Kira compare marriage to ice hockey?

10. In Chapter 19, how does Benji looks when he comes into class?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Maya writes a poem titled “The Matchstick." What is the subject of the poem? What does it reveal about Maya? What does the poem symbolize?

Essay Topic 2

Both Benji and Maya leave town at the end of the novel. What does Maya wish for Benji and herself? What do her wishes symbolize about their lives past and present?

Essay Topic 3

Violence is a theme in the novel. How does the author present the theme of violence in the novel? How does violence affect the town and characters?

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