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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. Who does Alvin encounter on the road to town?

2. Who was in the General Store when Alvin arrived?

3. What did Miss Larner want in payment for teaching Arthur Stuart?

4. What did Makepeace say in regards to the work Alvin did on the manacles?

5. What was Pauley Wiseman's main objection to Miss Larner living on her own?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Pauley Wiseman work so quickly to get Arthur out of town?

2. How did Alvin realize that Miss Larner was right?

3. What incident caused Peggy to reveal herself as being who she really was?

4. Why did Old Peg shoot the Finder dead?

5. Why did Alvin figure Mock Berry didn't thank him for getting him a fair price?

6. What did the changes Alvin made in Arthur Stuart do to his heartfire and futures according to Peggy?

7. Why was Mistress Modesty so upset?

8. How did Alvin feel about women after witnessing the relationships of the Smiths and Guesters?

9. Why was everyone talking so friendly with the Finders? How did Alvin feel about them, and their flattery?

10. What did Alvin and Measure teach each other?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Makepeace's treatment of Alvin while he was an indentured apprentice. What measures have come into place since Alvin's time to protect the interests of apprentices in North America?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Alvin's behavior at Hatrack Mouth as gallant heroism, or unabashed brutality. Document your opinion either utilizing Alvin's opinion of himself while he was playing up to the river rats, or Miss Larner's behavior after he had defended her honor.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how the slave girl had an impact on Little Peggy. What did the slave girl bring to light in little Peggy, and how did this impact Peggy's life in a positive manner? What might have occurred had the slave girl never appeared?

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