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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. The chapter entitled “Promise” is set on what date?

2. Macon tells the townspeople at the public hearing that if Lena must be home-schooled, he will have to invite whom to live with him?

3. On what date does “Grave Digging” begin?

4. Who is Link’s date at the Winter Formal in “Melting”?

5. By what nickname is Reece Duchannes called in the novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Ridley’s response when Ethan asks her why she’s doing what she’s doing in “Lollipop Girl”?

2. What message do Ethan and Lena find in a book from Ethan’s father’s study in “White Christmas”? How do they decipher this message?

3. How is the birthday party described in “Sweet Sixteen”? Who performs at the party?

4. What conversation takes place between Amma and Macon Ravenwood in “The Sandman or Something Like Him”?

5. What does Macon remark of Mrs. Snow and her husband at the hearing in “When the Saints Go Marching In”?

6. What are Ethan and Lena doing in the beginning of “The Sandman or Something Like Him”?

7. What holiday is being celebrated in “Just Your Average American Holiday”? How is the setting and atmosphere described in the chapter?

8. What role does Amma play in “The Claiming”? What information does she relate in this chapter?

9. What does Ivy reveal about Genevieve’s actions and their consequences in “Domus Lunae Libri”?

10. What realization does Ethan have regarding the people of Gatlin in “When the Saints Go Marching In”?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the relationship that Gatlin has with history, and specifically the history surrounding the Civil War. What battles are said to have taken place in or around Gatlin? How do the authors address the aspects of slavery involved in the Civil War? Were Lena and/or Ethan’s families slave owners?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of bullying in the narrative. How is this theme illustrated through the characters of Savannah Snow and Emily Ashcroft? What other examples of bullying can be seen in the first chapters of the novel? How does bullying apply in the Caster world?

Essay Topic 3

Define “literary allusion” and discuss the examples of allusion in the novel. From what classic work is the character Boo Radley named? What book is said to be Lena’s favorite? How does Marian relate to literary allusion in the narrative? How do the literary allusions serve to heighten the experience for the reader?

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