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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 urge Bethia to do?
2. What is never mentioned in commencement?
3. What does Samuel bring to his first meeting with Bethia?
4. What future does Tequamuck see for his people?
5. How is the journey to Cambridge?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe a little about Anne's life.
2. What is the time frame when Chapter 1 of this section opens and why is Bethia writing again?
3. What does Samuel confess to Bethia?
4. Why are arrangements made for Joel to return to Cambridge before the others from the island?
5. How does Bethia help Caleb die with peace and dignity?
6. What does Bethia say to Corlett about applying for a position at another school and what is his response?
7. What is Smauel Corlett like?
8. Why do Caleb, Joel and Bethia believe they need to get Ann to the island?
9. How has Makepeace arranged to buy Bethia out of her indenture?
10. What is surprising about Mayfield's will?
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
Caleb's actions in Chapter 7 can clearly be seen as an important component of his overall journey and intention - to be as fully native a man as he can within the context of being as fully Christian a man as he can. The former is his identity, the latter is the filter through which that identity can function to the benefit of his people. In other words, Caleb's choices and his reactions to those choices are clear manifestations of the work's thematic interest in the struggles faced by individuals to define individual identity; in particular, finding the balance between what internal drives dictate and what external circumstances demand.
1. Discuss, in depth, the conflict between Caleb's native culture and the Christian religion. Use examples from your life and Caleb's Crossing to support your answer.
2. How do you think Caleb's choices and his reactions portrays the them of identity? Use examples from your life and Caleb's Crossing to support your answer.
3. Do you think the balance between internal drives and external circumstances is universal to the human race? Why or why not? Use examples from your life and Caleb's Crossing to support your answer.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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