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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 Samuel want Bethia to discontinue doing?

2. What does Bethia choose not to fear?

3. What is never mentioned in commencement?

4. What is wrong with Anne?

5. What pain does Bethia believe waits for her?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Caleb and Joel do on their entrance exams?

2. What is surprising about Mayfield's will?

3. How does Bethia help Caleb die with peace and dignity?

4. Why does Bethia tell Caleb to stop calling her Storm Eyes?

5. What does Bethia do in order to help Caleb when he is dying?

6. Describe the argument Bethia and Makepeace become embroiled in one day at the memorial for their father.

7. What does Bethia say to Corlett about applying for a position at another school and what is his response?

8. Why has Noah Merry come to Cambridge and what news does he bring?

9. Why do Caleb, Joel and Bethia believe they need to get Ann to the island?

10. What happens to Joel on his way to the mainland?

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

Oftentimes, a book has more of a character-driven plot rather than action driven, and oftentimes the other way. Some books seem to balance the two. Discuss the following:

1. What do you think it means to say that a plot is character driven? Action driven?

2. How do you think a plot differs if it is character driven versus action driven?

3. Which type of plot do you find more interesting? Why?

4. Do you think it is possible to have a plot where action and character development share equal time? Why or why not.

5. What type of plot do you think Caleb's Crossing is? Explain your response.

Essay Topic 3

1. What is foreshadow? How many incidences of foreshadow are in Caleb's Crossing? How does foreshadow contribute to a book's suspense?

2. Discuss an example of foreshadow in Caleb's Crossing including why you believe it is foreshadow. Include examples from the book and your own life to illustrate your answer.

3. How do you think most people react to uncertainty in their lives? Use examples from Caleb's Crossing and your own live to support your opinion.

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