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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 does Mrs. Richardson do when her husband dies?

2. What does the king's son say he can never escape as he is being dragged away?

3. What is the name of Amos's third wife's youngest daughter?

4. Who is given use of Mr. Richardson's business and tools after his death?

5. Why does At-mun decide to not break free from his bonds and attack his captors?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mr. Copeland offer Amos that he refuses, and why does he refuse the offer?

2. How does the stableman treat Amos in his way through Keene?

3. Where does Amos get his horse?

4. How does Amos feel about Keene as he is traveling through it one day?

5. What happens when the cobbler comes to pay Amos for the work he did?

6. What happens when Amos first speaks with the cobbler in Keene?

7. What does Amos do with the money he earns from the Copelands and why?

8. What is Richardson's plan to free Amos and how is this plan received?

9. How does the ceremony at the beginning of the book start out?

10. Why does Amos wait so long to marry his first wife?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Personal identity is one of the main themes in this book. Where does this theme appear, and how does its inclusion in the novel shape the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Despair occurs in a number of sensitive places in this plot. What are some of these places, and what role does despair play in this book?

Essay Topic 3

Honor is something that many of the main characters are striving for in this book. Who is most affected by this pursuit, and how does it change the course of the plot?

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