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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 is an UOD?

2. Who were the Blue Badges?

3. How much does it cost for the Chestnuts to board the bus for the refugee camp?

4. Which of the following professions is NOT considered "blood work"?

5. The night before the massacre, Gaines shares a delicacy with Sarat. What is it?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is apricot gel?

3. Why does Sarat go into Emerald Creek?

4. On the way to the refugee camp, why does a woman confront Martina and consequently get kicked off the bus?

5. Who is Joe?

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

7. Who was Gerry Tusk and how does he relate to the story?

8. What does Martina do to earn money at the refugee camp?

9. What is the significance of the weapon that Albert Gaines gives to Sarat?

10. Why do the Chestnuts want to go North?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the role of water in Sarat's lifetime? Give three examples of how water impacted her life.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the relationship between Sarat and Benjamin. Be sure to chronicle Benjamin's feelings from the beginning of the story through the end of the story.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the significance and symbolism of the name Cherylene Cee and how it affects several generations of Chestnuts.

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