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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. In Chapter 8, who does Elias remember came and lifted the sweet potatoes for them?

2. What color shirt does Dawid bring back in Chapter 6 for Benjamin to wear?

3. How long after Lukas disappears is a small skeleton found?

4. How many families have built a house on Barnard's Island?

5. What does Fiela want Emma to take to Miss Baby and Auntie Maria in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Benjamin, and where does he and his family live?

2. How did the woodcutters help Elias and Barta before they left for the village?

3. In Chapter 8, why did Barta and Elias not spend the night in the village, and when did they have to leave because they did not spend the night?

4. What questions does the magistrate ask Benjamin in Chapter 9?

5. What does Fiela decide to do on Monday in Chapter 10?

6. How difficult was it to tame Kicker?

7. What does Fiela send with Benjamin when he has to go see the magistrate in Chapter 6?

8. What is the village like in Chapter 7 when Benjamin is taken to the magistrate?

9. What work does Selling do, and why is work a struggle for him?

10. In Chapter 9, what happens when Barta comes to see Benjamin?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The setting in a book is the place or places where the action takes place. Where does the story take place? Is the setting simply a backdrop to the story and characters or does it take on the role of a character?

Essay Topic 2

The Komoetie family is more prosperous than the Laghaan family. Why is the Komoetie family more prosperous than the Laghaan family? What is revealed about the value of hard work by contrasting the two families?

Essay Topic 3

Even with a road, the trip across the mountains is treacherous. Was there a road when Benjamin came to live with Fiela? How difficult is the trip across the mountains for an adult? Is it probable that Benjamin came from the forest before he lived with Fiela?

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