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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Albert Gaines react when Sarat says she wants to kill the people who perpetrated the massacre?
(a) He smiles at her.
(b) He is angry at her.
(c) He makes fun of her.
(d) He questions her.

2. When Sarat and Marcus swim across the water to the rebel camp, what do they find stored in crates?
(a) Large guns.
(b) Land mines.
(c) Millions of Northern dollars.
(d) Chemical weapons.

3. What was wrong with the Southern flag?
(a) The snake faced the wrong direction.
(b) The stripes were crooked.
(c) The stars were asymmetrical.
(d) The background obscured the pattern.

4. Why is Sarat hesitant to move to Atlanta with Dana?
(a) Because Sarat believes they need to stay and help their people.
(b) Because Sarat does not really like living with her sister.
(c) Because Sarat knows that they do not have money for transportation.
(d) Because Sarat is afraid of big cities.

5. What was the symbol of the group Simon joined?
(a) A hammer wrapped with barbed wire.
(b) A bullet pierced with a nail.
(c) A horseshoe held aloft with a sword.
(d) A knife engraved with the letter S.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Joe do for Gaines that Gaines considered a gift?

2. What kind of home does Sarat live in?

3. What state had refugees who wanted to live permanently at the camp?

4. Where did the name Sarat come from?

5. Where state was Albert Gaines born in?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the Virginia Cavalier's killing of the colonel and theft of Northern supplies important?

2. What is the significance of the pet turtle, Cherylene Cee?

3. Why does Sarat go into Emerald Creek?

4. What does Marcus Exum's dad say about the refugee camp?

5. How does shaving her head make Sarat feel?

6. Describe Emerald Creek and what function it served at Camp Patience.

7. What is the significance of the Statue of the Virgin of Guadalupe?

8. Discuss why the narrator of the book has chosen this time to tell his story.

9. How does Sarat feel about Marcus and his father escaping to the North?

10. Explain why Martina wants Simon to join the Free Southerners and not the rebels.

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