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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 type of tree does Sanzi hit with her sling and a stone in Chapter 23?

2. Where does Homer have a cut that is bleeding after he and Ada plunge into the river to escape the dogs?

3. In Chapter 31, how many people escape with Suleman?

4. In Chapter 35, what is the name of Two Shoe's daughter who is still at the plantation?

5. What does Nora put in Rick and Ron's packs as they prepare to go back into the swamp to find Homer and Ada?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Suleman tell Homer and Ada about the plantation he came from?

2. Why is Billy always so scared?

3. Who are Rick and Ron?

4. When does Sanzi remember about meeting Suleman?

5. What is Remembering Day?

6. How does Suleman get supplies and help three people escape from a plantation in Chapter 31?

7. In Chapter 26, what does Old Joe bring Rose, and why?

8. Why is Mr. Crumb upset when Ron and Rick beat Rose for trying to run?

9. Why does Anna return a book to Nora?

10. What does the man look like who kills the snake wrapped around Homer's leg?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Most of those who live at Freewater have physical scars. They have also suffered emotional scarring. What does Dawon reveal about the physical and emotional scars characters bear and how they are affected by those scars?

Essay Topic 2

Homer has rules that he has followed at Southerland. He believes the most important rule he follows has been the rule to be invisible or unnoticeable when he does his work. What rules does Homer have for survival? What does it mean for Homer to be invisible, and how has being invisible helped him survive?

Essay Topic 3

In Freewater, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the storyline? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

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