Messenger Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 121 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Messenger Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 121 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 does Seer say about Ramon's voice among those keening?

2. What does Matty hope his true name will be?

3. When did Seer first learn about Trade Mart?

4. What does Ramon say his parents traded for the Gaming Machine?

5. Who does Matty see beside the new woman he'd talked to earlier?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jean tell Matty about her father's trade?

2. Why doesn't Matty want to tell Seer where he's going after supper?

3. Why doesn't Matty care about the "subtlety" of the herbs as Seer does?

4. What has changed in the village where Matty lived prior to coming to Village?

5. How do Matty and Seer often spend their evenings and why does Matty say he wants a Gaming Machine?

6. What is Matty's condition, and what does he do after healing the puppy and its mother?

7. Describe Mentor.

8. What does Leader tell Matty about how he received his books and why that was significant?

9. List two items that people traded for or tried to trade for during Trade Mart.

10. What does Jean say to Matty in the marketplace about how her father's attitude has changed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare the attitudes of the people of Village to the atmosphere of Forest. How does each change over the course of the book and why?

Essay Topic 2

What is the author's purpose of referring to "Village" rather than "the village?" Does the author serve this purpose? Is the purpose the same when referring to "Forest?" Why does Matty live in "Village" while Kira lives in "the village?"

Essay Topic 3

What does Matty recall about his childhood? What memories are painful? Are there any good memories?

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