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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. How does Martina react to Sarat earning $100 by going into Emerald Creek?

2. What is the name of the humanitarian organization that runs the refugee camp?

3. When the story opens, what is Sarat doing?

4. Who were the Blue Badges?

5. How do Gaines and Joe know each other?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain what Martina does in the evenings for recreation.

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What do Sarat and Marcus discover on the riverbanks of the rebel camp, and how does it frighten them?

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

10. What is the reaction Gaines has after he catches up with Sarat after the massacre at Camp Patience?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is Albert Gaines and what is his role in the radicalization of Sarat?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Explain the one act that caused people to say Sarat singlehandedly changed the course of the war.

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