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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 was made of the foil taken from the cake?

2. As Toby recalls the night his mother packed, what song does he remember her singing?

3. Who gets asked to dance in Chapter 8?

4. Why do the children stay in line instead of going to eat?

5. What is the sheriff's favorite animal?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Toby quickly march Tara out of the sideshow trailer on their first visit there?

2. What is a unique effect the cotton gin has on Antler?

3. What are Antler's major downtown businesses?

4. What is the town rumor about Miss Myrtie Mae?

5. Why do the boys continue to leave food items on Zachary's steps?

6. When Toby finally reads the letter from his mom in Chapter 11, what does he learn?

7. As Toby and Scarlett swing on her front porch, what does Scarlett talk about?

8. How does Scarlett thank Toby for dancing with her at the lake?

9. Why does Mr. McKnight buy ladybugs?

10. Why did Cal think he would be hired to cut Miss Myrtie Mae's lawn each week?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the character, Toby, and his growth throughout the novel.

Essay Topic 2

A protagonist has heroic qualities and an antagonist has villainous qualities. Discuss the protagonist in When Zachary Beaver Came to Town. Discuss the antagonist. What is ironic about the story's antagonist?

Essay Topic 3

What is the significance of Kate to the story? How might the novel had differed if she had not been introduced as a minor character?

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