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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 do most of the students exchange on Valentine's Day?

2. What makes Caddie nervous about crossing the river at the beginning of the book?

3. What does Tom tell Caddie to spend her silver dollar on?

4. How does Johnny feel when he sees Caddie at the dock?

5. Where was Johnny born?

Short Essay Questions

1. What bet does Caddie make with Edmund, and how does he respond?

2. Into what does Harriet put much of her effort on the farm, and why is this surprising?

3. Why does Mr. Tanner enjoy taking meals at the Woodlawn house?

4. What does Mr. Tanner ask Johnny to fix, and why?

5. How does Caddie plan not to eat the turkey sandwiches her mother makes for lunch?

6. What prank does Edmund play on Caddie when he first gets off the boat?

7. Why does Johnny say he doesn't want his part of the Woodlawn fortune?

8. What bad news does Caddie receive on her birthday?

9. What side of the Civil War does Johnny take?

10. What happens when Obediah puts his feet on Maggie's desk?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The characters in this book all have their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affected the characters around them.

Essay Topic 2

Power and greed are two common themes in this book. Where do they appear, and how do they differ in their manifestations?

Essay Topic 3

Despair occurs in a number of sensitive places in this plot. What are some of these places, and what role does despair play in this book?

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