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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 neighbors have to "____" with Jonathan and his family.

2. What goes in the old bottles?

3. Jonathan's throat felt like ____.

4. How much money does Jonathan say that he has?

5. What or who came immediately after the cry of alarm?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who comes to Jonathan's home at first light and what do they see?

2. What is Jonathan's attitude toward his neighbors in the light of day after the robbery?

3. What causes Jonathan to wake so suddenly?

4. Who do the thieves call to help the family?

5. What does Jonathan realize as he prepares to negotiate with the leader thief?

6. What happens once the Iwegbu family knows who is at their door?

7. Why is the Iwegbu family already in a normal routine instead of lamenting their loss?

8. How does the thieves' leader describe his and his men's intentions?

9. What do the thieves ask for, and what do they say they will do if they don't get it?

10. What does Jonathan do or say to convince the thief he does not have the amount of the requested ransom?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Maria is Jonathan's wife. How would the story be affected if Maria's character were not in the story?

Essay Topic 2

What makes this story realistic fiction? Be sure to define realistic fiction and then use story details to demonstrate how Civil Peace is realistic fiction.

Essay Topic 3

How do the words and character actions in the last two paragraphs of this story embody the overall theme of survival of not just Jonathan and his family, but his neighbors?

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