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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. When does Jay's mother say she began to hate her husband?

2. What does Mack have to do before he can leave the mine?

3. What does Lizzie wear to attend the event?

4. What job does Mack find?

5. When can Esther leave Scotland?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the Jamissons enter into a conspiracy about the coal that Lizzie cannot know about?

2. What is life like for Mack in London?

3. What does Lizzie do when Mack is knocked unconscious during the fight?

4. How is Mack McAsh introduced in the story?

5. How do the Jamissons insure that Mack becomes Jamisson property?

6. What is the content of the Prologue in A PLACE CALLED FREEDOM?

7. What is the reason for the contentious nature between Jay and Robert?

8. What makes Lizzie change her mind about going through with the wedding?

9. What does Jay's mother tell him about her beginning feelings of hatred for her husband Sir George?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Project into the future ten years and write a brief synopsis for Mack and Lizzie's lives. Be sure to include emotional states as well as physical characteristics, geographic locations, work, hobbies, and socialization.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Follett's writing style. How is he different from other writers of his time? What are some of his characteristic writing techniques? Identify some examples of his classic style in A PLACE CALLED FREEDOM.

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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