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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. Who does Sarat ask to take care of her writings?

2. What does Benjamin get on his 18th birthday?

3. What position does Joseph Weiland, Jr. assume with a year of his father's death?

4. What is the name of the camp to which Southern detainees are taken?

5. What are the names of the two guards who let Sarat across the border?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Sarat ask Simon to forgive her?

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

4. What is Sugarloaf?

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

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

7. Discuss Sarat's reaction to finding out that Gaines had lots of other recruits.

8. What do people call Simon after the massacre?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the characters of Sarat and Dana.

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