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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 skill did Karina learn as a young girl?

2. How long does Sarat lie in wait to make her kill at Halfway Branch?

3. Who does Sarat think of when she needs calming and reassurance?

4. What effect does the assassination that Sarat carries out have on the war?

5. What does Sarat do when both she and Benjamin have gone into the river for the first time?

Short Essay Questions

1. When the Chestnut family goes to Market, what happens when Sarat tries to stab the Northern patrol soldier?

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

3. Why does Sarat not want the house to run on solar power?

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

5. Who is the informant that Sarat meets at Prince Wendel's neutral ground cafe?

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

7. Explain why swimming is significant to both Sarat and to Benjamin.

8. Where does Sarat opt to live when she is released from Sugarloaf to go back home?

9. What is Sugarloaf?

10. Who are the Salt Lake Boys?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the characters of Sarat and Dana.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the literary device of foreshadowing and give at least three instances of it in the novel. Be sure to include how foreshadowing affects your understanding of the book.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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