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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 creature eats hard deer antlers?

2. What bird does Sam find dead wearing jesses, swivel, and leash?

3. Where does Bando eat in Part 11 while Sam is talking with a farmer?

4. In Part 7, how long has it been since Mrs. Strawberry has seen Alice?

5. Where is Bando going to call Zella?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who were the Van Rensselaers?

2. What do the Rensselaerville Falls look like?

3. Why doesn't Bando want to go to the farm and ask about Alice?

4. Why doesn't Sam think that Alice will come to Manorkill Falls?

5. What is the game On the Track?

6. How does Sam confirm that Alice is going to Rensselaerville Falls?

7. Why isn't Sam discouraged by the results of his sling practice in Part 9?

8. What do Sam and Bando have for their first lunch on the trail in Part 9?

9. Why does Sam want to see goshawks?

10. In Part 7, what evidence does Sam find that Alice was in the wetland?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sam and Alice's relationship change throughout the novel. How does their relationship change? Does it seem to become more of an equal relationship?

Essay Topic 2

Alice keeps changing her plans and her routes. What clues does Alice leave behind? How do these help Sam and Bando stay on Alice's trail?

Essay Topic 3

Mrs. Strawberry provides Sam with the first clues as to Alice's destination. How does Mrs. Strawberry give Sam a starting point to look for Alice? Would Sam have known where Alice went without Mrs. Strawberry's help?

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