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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 fights with Popeye at the Frenchman Place?

2. How is Benbow related to Miss Jenny?

3. How does Tommy’s animal die?

4. How does Stevens get a car after waking up at the Frenchman Place?

5. What does Temple do in Taylor?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author describe Miss Jenny?

2. What happens when Benbow and Popeye first meet?

3. What are some of the reasons Benbow gives for leaving his wife?

4. What is the first challenge Benbow poses to Popeye?

5. Why does Ruby say she has stayed at the plantation?

6. How does Temple fare the night she spends on the plantation?

7. How does Ruby treat Benbow when they first meet?

8. What does Stevens do when he wakes up on the plantation?

9. Why is Temple brought to the plantation?

10. What does Narcissa think Benbow should do when she first sees him at her house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Goodwin sacrifices a lot for something he never had to and his reasons for this are never fully explained. Why do you think he took the fall the way he did?

Essay Topic 2

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affected the course of the plot. Why might Orson Scott Card have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

Essay Topic 3

Many people tried to protect Temple in this book, but all were unsuccessful. Who tried to protect her, and what made their attempts so futile?

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