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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 Violet's daughter learn about while Amos works during the first summer in Jaffrey?
2. What does Violet's daughter have a hard time with when she first moves to Jaffrey?
3. What does Amos ask of the man he visits after he is shortchanged by a rude man at the end of the book?
4. How does Amos feel when Violet say she has hidden the saved money?
5. What does Amos say a man needs in order to be free?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Violet do when she sees what Amos plans to do for Lois Burdoo?
2. What does Polly do when she comes to live with Amos and Violet?
3. What does Amos leave to Violet in his will?
4. What does Amos do when he hears what the town is planning after refusing to support the Burdoos any longer?
5. How does Amos spend his first summer in Jaffrey?
6. What is Amos most worried about when he moves to Jaffrey, and what gives him comfort in this worry?
7. What does Amos use his saved money for after building a house on his farm?
8. What does Violet say to Amos to validate her actions with the money?
9. What important papers does Amos always carry with him?
10. Where does Amos plan to find his sister when he gets older?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affect the course of the plot. Why might Elizabeth Yates have chosen these particular places for this event to take place?
Essay Topic 2
Lily and Lydia are very similar people, and yet they have some notable and important differences. Using the text as support, write a compare/contrast essay about these two characters.
Essay Topic 3
What are some of the forms of foreshadowing used in this book, and how do those moments affect the course of the plot?
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