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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. Why does Lennox approach Jay in Chapter 19?

2. Why does Lizzie want to call off the wedding to Jay?

3. What does Robert do when Jay tells him that Jay and Lizzie are going to marry?

4. Jay decides to propose to ______________.

5. The letter from the London lawyer states that the miners are to be free at the age of ________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why have the Jamissons returned to High Glen?

2. What does Mack do that makes the Jamissons wary of him?

3. How does Mack learn that he is a free man?

4. What is the reason Mack and the others talk about organizing a strike?

5. How is Mack McAsh introduced in the story?

6. What is Mack's code about not letting anyone cheat him and how does that impact him and others?

7. Why do the shippers boycott Mack and his gang, and what role does Lennox play in it?

8. What is the year-and-a-day law?

9. Why does Lizzie call off the wedding?

10. What deal does Lady Alicia try to strike with her husband regarding Jay and his management of the coal on the Hallim land?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the role of the family in A PLACE CALLED FREEDOM. What does it mean for each of the main characters? How does the family evolve in its support of each other? How is life different for someone like Mack who has no real family structure and support?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the concept of loneliness as it exhibits in the story. Which of the characters are lonely? Are they all lonely in some way? Explain the loneliness and the methods and attempts to overcome it.

Essay Topic 3

Create a brief character study of Lizzie Hallim. What does she look like? What are her positive personality traits? What are some of her negative characteristics? What are her hopes and fears? What motivates her during her lifetime?

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