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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 first greets Amos when he gets to Jaffrey?

2. What wakes Amos while he is away from his house after he hears Violet has hidden his saved money?

3. What does Amos see in the thing that wakes him while he is away from his house after he hears Violet has hidden his saved money?

4. How long is Lois supported by the town?

5. What does Amos ask of the man he visits after he is shortchanged by a rude man at the end of the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lois Burdoo say to Amos in church one day that deeply touches him?

2. Where does Amos find land to use when he first gets to Jaffrey?

3. Who first greets Amos when he gets to Jaffrey, and what is said?

4. What does Violet do when she sees what Amos plans to do for Lois Burdoo?

5. How does Amos help two of the Burdoo boys?

6. What does Amos do when he hears what the town is planning after refusing to support the Burdoos any longer?

7. What does Amos leave to Violet in his will?

8. How long does Amos save money before moving to Jaffrey, and why?

9. What is Amos's house in Jaffrey filled with during the first summer, and why?

10. How does Amos spend his first summer in Jaffrey?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does symbolism play in the story and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Amos endures many different trials before the end of the book. What are some of these trials and what lessons does he learn through these experiences?

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