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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. What item did Simon steal from an abandoned studio?

2. What activity does Sarat do throughout the day?

3. Where did the Chestnut family hide their valuables?

4. How old was the narrator when he arrived in neutral territory?

5. What happens that causes Martina to pack up her family and flee their home?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the Chestnuts want to go North?

2. Discuss Sarat and Dana's relationship and the similarities and differences between the two girls.

3. What is the first food that Albert Gaines gives to Sarat and why is that significant?

4. What is apricot gel?

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

6. How does Benjamin Chestnut, Sr., die?

7. Who is Joe?

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

9. Why does Sarat go into Emerald Creek?

10. What did Albert Gaines' father mean when he told his son to go into "blood work"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the role of Joseph Weiland, Jr. in the novel. In your description, include three ways that his involvement in the story affected the South and the anticipated Reunification of America.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss at least four significant changes in the America of 2075 as compared to the America of 2018.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the background of the author of American War. Give three ways that his background affected his writing style and his story-telling ability.

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