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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 convinced Brown’s grandfather to hurt a woman?

2. What is the title for Brown’s wife?

3. Why is Brown leaving?

4. How does Brown worry he will feel when he leaves?

5. Where is Brown going at the beginning of the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Brown admire about his wife as he leaves?

2. What did Brown’s grandfather do to a woman?

3. What did Brown’s father burn down?

4. What does the man in the forest want Brown to do?

5. What is Brown chastised for by the man in the forest?

6. What is Brown’s response to his wife’s request?

7. Why does Brown say he should not be talking to the man in the forest?

8. What does Faith do at the beginning of the book?

9. How does Brown feel when he hears about the people in town who know the man in the forest?

10. What does Brown say that makes the man in the forest laugh?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Diversity and discrimination are two major and related themes in this book. Where do these themes appear, and how do they work together to propel the plot of the book?

Essay Topic 2

Faith does not want Brown to leave at the beginning of the book. Why is this, and what does this foreshadow?

Essay Topic 3

Hyperbole is a literary device used a lot in this story. What are some examples of this and how does this affect the story line?

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