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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 pain does Bethia believe waits for her?
2. What happens in the early part of Bethia's one year at Harvard College?
3. What is triggered by the inlaid box in Bethia's possession?
4. How is the journey to Cambridge?
5. Who is nervous and frightened?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do Caleb and Joel do on their entrance exams?
2. What is surprising about Mayfield's will?
3. Why has Noah Merry come to Cambridge and what news does he bring?
4. What does Mayfield's will say about further schooling for Joel, Caleb and Makepeace and how does that affect Bethia?
5. What are a couple things Bethia does during her first days at the school?
6. What is the time frame when Chapter 1 of this section opens and why is Bethia writing again?
7. How does Bethia help Caleb die with peace and dignity?
8. How has Makepeace arranged to buy Bethia out of her indenture?
9. Why do Caleb, Joel and Bethia believe they need to get Ann to the island?
10. Describe a little about Anne's life.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Titles often play a vital role in making a person decide to read a particular book. Discuss the following:
1. Fully explain why you think Caleb's Crossing is titled as such. Do you think it is the best title for the book? Why or why not? Can you think of a better title? Why would you choose it?
2. How important is a title in influencing you to consider reading a book? Explain your answer.
3. Do you think a title needs to have direct relevance to a book's content? Explain your answer.
Essay Topic 2
The situation of Bethia agreeing to become an indentured servant is a narrative opportunity for the author to explore one of the work's key themes, the relationship between sin, redemption and rebirth. Bethia continually and repeatedly strives to redeem herself for what she sees as her sinful choices and feelings, but over the course of the narrative, seems less and less inclined to believe that what she actually has done is a sin.
1. Discuss the ways in which Bethia's belief about sin changes from when she is a girl to when she is an older woman. Use examples from your life and Caleb's Crossing to support your answer.
2. Do you think that Bethia's need to redeem herself is a pathological response induced by a harsh religion? Why or why not? Use examples from your life and Caleb's Crossing to support your answer.
3. How do you think changing her views on sin might change Bethia's life? Use examples from your life and Caleb's Crossing to support your answer.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the following:
1. What do you think are the characteristics of a successful novel?
2. Analyze and discuss Caleb's Crossing based upon the criteria you decide upon in #1 and judge if Caleb's Crossing is a successful novel.
3. Do you think the criteria for a successful novel should be different if it is written for adults versus young adults? Why or why not? Would most adults consider Caleb's Crossing a successful novel? What about young teens?
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