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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. How do Fred and Anne travel to their picnic spot?

2. Despite the cold, people still attend what special event?

3. What is the name of Mrs. Purdy's son?

4. Who delivers a note to Anne about Nancy?

5. What does the boy from the Indian village call Anne?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Anne and Nancy get along when Nancy first comes to live with her?

2. At the roadhouse after the dance in Chapter 10, what story does Ben Norvall tell about one of his partners who had died in the middle of winter?

3. Why does Anne have trouble sleeping her first night in Chicken?

4. When Chuck begins attending school, what is the reaction?

5. At the beginning of Chapter Nine, why does Anne dismiss the children early?

6. What is Nancy's appearance like for the Thanksgiving dance, and how does she react to her own appearance?

7. At the dance in Chapter Ten, how does Rebekah act?

8. What is in the note from Mrs. Prentiss that Mr. Strong gives to Anne?

9. How has Anne been treated on her travels prior to the horseback journey to Chicken?

10. How is the first day of school for Anne and her students?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Summarize Ben Norvall's "history lesson" about the Indians and white people. Do you believe what he says? Do you feel there are any inaccuracies? Explain your response.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the reasoning behind the territory of Alaska's stated requirement that any Indian who wanted to attend a territory school must have renounced all Indian things.

Essay Topic 3

What significance does skin color (not necessarily the same thing as ethnicity) have for both the whites and the Indians?

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