Alabama Moon

Multiple Choice and Long Answer questions create ideal opportunities for whole-book review, unit exam, or summative assessments.

Multiple Choice

1. What can the reader infer about Pap’s condition?

A) He is mentally unstable, possibly due to the war.

B) The infection caused him to be unreasonable.

C) He is afraid of many things.

D)    He has had traumatic experiences with local governments.

2. When does Moon realize Mr. Abroscotto is not his true friend?

A) When Mr. Abroscotto reports Moon to the authorities

B) When he attempts to explain his father’s delusions

C) When he refuses to trade with Moon after his father’s death

D) When he is frightened when he believes Moon will shoot him

3. Which of the following statements best describes Constable Sanders?

A) He cares very little for the people, no matter their social standing.

B) He has a passion for law and justice.

C) He feels justified in breaking the law if he has been wronged.

D) His honesty about situations causes others to villainize him.

4. Why are Moon’s actions often misguided and delusional?

A) He has had a difficult life that has altered his worldview.

B) His reality is based on Pap’s warped perspective.

C) The people around him have never been kind.

D) His familiarity with the outside world is based on experience.

5. What can the reader infer about Moon’s relationship with food?

A) He overeats because he is not used to the quality and quantity of food.

B) He is attempting to store food for the harsh winters in the wilderness.

C) He does not often eat in the wilderness.

D) Pap could not afford to feed him, and food from hunts was scarce.

6. After his experiences, what does Moon believe has little value?

A) Land

B) Friends

C) Titles

D) Independence

7. What plot scenario indicates Moon’s ignorance of people despite being accepted in Pinson?

A) Snapper is a friendly dog despite Moon’s expectations.

B) Moon is surprised the boys want to go back to Pinson.

C) Moon believes Sanders is evil and is out to get him.

D) Moon decides to sleep outside, permitting Hal to sleep inside.

8. How does Moon’s character change throughout the novel?

A) He becomes more empathetic toward others.

B) He grows to respect government officials.

C) He begins to value possessions.

D) He is less dependent on others.

9. Which of the following scenarios best demonstrates a change in Moon’s beliefs after Pap dies?

A) He changes his mind about going to Alaska.

B) He ensures Kit is taken to the hospital rather than left to die.

C) He attempts to escape Pinson to live in the woods.

D) He stays with Hal in his father’s trailer for a time.

10. What can the reader conclude about the role of small-town politics in Moon’s story?

A) Only Sanders has authority over the law in Alabama.

B) People are far too trusting of government authorities.

C) The locals in the story only care about their reputations.

D) Sanders’s father’s position enables him to behave irrationally.

11. How do the people in Alabama perceive Moon based on the reporters’ reactions to him?

A) They pity his story and want to sympathize with him.

B) They think he is like a wild animal.

C) They believe he has behaved erratically.

D) They blame him for attacking an officer.

12. Why is Moon attached to his possessions?

A) They remind him of his mother.

B) Moon wants to sell his possessions for food.

C) He needs his possession to escape Pinson.

D) His possessions are a matter of survival.

Long Answer

Compose a response of 2-3 sentences, incorporating text details to support your response.

1. Consider Moon’s character attributes. Besides his refined survival skills like marksmanship, hunting, and trapping, what traits does Moon display that are unlike most boys his age?

2. Throughout the novel, Moon’s character grows as he learns things about the society he has never had the opportunity to experience before. In your opinion, what is the most significant revelation Moon uncovers by the novel’s conclusion?