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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 does Jay Jamisson want to kill?

2. Who is the girl that Mack and Dermot rescue in Chapter 15?

3. With whom does Mack live when he escapes?

4. What year is inscribed on the iron collar?

5. What does Jay tell his father and brother about Mack?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe Mack's terrifying experience burning off the gas in the mine.

4. What is Mack's first priority after the firedamp alarm sounds?

5. Why does Lizzie call off the wedding?

6. Which one of the Jamisson sons does Lizzie agree to marry and why?

7. What are Mack's plans for leaving Scotland?

8. What does Lady Alicia feel about Jay's decision to marry, and what does she want her husband to give Jay as a gift?

9. Why have the Jamissons returned to High Glen?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the significance of the book's title? What are some other possible titles for the book. List at least five and cite your reasons for each.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the setting at the beginning of the novel. Does the author paint a complete picture for the reader? What, if anything, is missing?

Essay Topic 3

Conflict takes on an almost human persona in this story. What is this literary technique called? Cite examples that support this position.

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