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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. Lizzie and Jay are to leave for Virginia ____________.

2. What is the name of the prison where Peg and Cora are sent?

3. Mack learns that Cora has married a man named ___________________.

4. What does Lizzie do after the death of her baby?

5. Who is Augustus Pym?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lizzie learn about Jay's affairs with slave girls?

2. Who delivers Lizzie's baby, and what are the circumstances surrounding the birth?

3. Why do Mack, Lizzie, and Peg decide to leave their wagon and belongings behind during their escape?

4. Why does Sir Philip Armstrong of the Secretary of State's office visit the Jamissons?

5. What advice does Lady Alicia give Jay regarding Sir George's will?

6. Why does Jay not see himself as the overseer at Mockjack Hall?

7. What does Mack learn about what has happened to Cora?

8. Why does Peg run away during the escape with Mack and Lizzie?

9. Why does Lizzie decide to testify on Mack's behalf?

10. How does Mack begin to prepare for an escape from Mockjack Hall?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Follett is a master at dramatic devices. Choose examples of symbolism, metaphors, and irony. Briefly describe them and identify the technique which they embody.

Essay Topic 2

The theme of overcoming injustice will be an important one in the novel. How does the author begin to build this theme? Give examples of overcoming injustice throughout the book.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the concept of loneliness as it exhibits in the story. Which of the characters are lonely? Are they all lonely in some way? Explain the loneliness and the methods and attempts to overcome it.

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