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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 kind of torture finally causes Sarat to confess to crimes she did not commit?

2. To what city do Dana and Sarat go for a little entertainment after Sarat performs her kill?

3. What does Sarat's informant ask her to do?

4. How much time does Sarat spend as a detainee at the camp?

5. After the massacre at Camp Patience, where do the Chestnuts live?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the significance of the name that Sarat gives to her rifle.

2. Why was Benjamin happy about the storm named Scott that caused damage in his locale?

3. What is Sugarloaf?

4. Why does Benjamin climb on the roof of greenhouse before he breaks his arm?

5. Why does Trough want to go with Sarat in the medical transport to the North?

6. What is the great martyr's mural?

7. Explain the effect of Sarat's assassination of the General at Halfway Branch.

8. Explain the identity of Bud Baker and his relationship to Sarat.

9. What do people call Simon after the massacre?

10. After the assassination, Joe meets Sarat in Lake Sinclair. Explain why he wants to meet her.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the character of Marcus Exum and his relationship to Sarat. Give at least four examples of how these two characters' lives are intertwined throughout the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Sarat's character and its evolution throughout the novel. In discussing her character, give three ways that she was kind and three ways that she was vengeful.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss at least four ways that the Chestnut family gained wealth and status.

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