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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 is Caddie's best friend?

2. How does Caddie carry the things she picked to bring home at the beginning of the book?

3. Where does Johnny say the Kent family can gather?

4. Who overhears Kent talk about attacking the Indians first?

5. What is the name of Caddie's favorite Indian?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Johnny and Harriet feel when Caddie shows up at the dock?

2. What does Harriet say when she comes home after trying to sell turkeys?

3. What does Caddie do with her money while trying to decide what to do with it?

4. What happens when Caddie is late to dinner at the beginning of the book?

5. What happens when Johnny sees Indian John when Caddie is brought home?

6. How does Caddie's mother feel about the Indians?

7. How does Miss Parker get control over Obediah?

8. Why does Mr. Tanner enjoy taking meals at the Woodlawn house?

9. What does Mr. Tanner ask Johnny to fix, and why?

10. What prank does Edmund play on Caddie when he first gets off the boat?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Power and greed are two common themes in this book. Where do they appear, and how do they differ in their manifestations?

Essay Topic 2

Edmund is a minor character whose presence makes a big difference in the plot. How does he accomplish this? What are some ways that his presence, however brief, alters the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if he had not been in the book at all?

Essay Topic 3

The characters in this book all have their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affected the characters around them.

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