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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 is around Homer's leg after Ada helps him get out of the sinkhole?

2. How old was Sanzi when she remembers seeing Suleman after chasing a butterfly when she was out picking plants and such with her mother?

3. In Chapter 20, who nearly got hurt the last time Shanzi tried to go on an adventure?

4. What was the only thing Ferdinand possessed when he came to Freewater?

5. What is the shape of the scar that Anna has?

Short Essay Questions

1. When does Sanzi remember about meeting Suleman?

2. How did Homer avoid gettting bitten by a snake after Ada helps pull him out of a sinkhole?

3. Who is Anna and what is her history?

4. What does Suleman fix for Homer and Ada to eat in Chapter 10 and how does he cook it?

5. Who is Ferdinand?

6. What does Sanzi want do do because of a dream she has in Chapter 19, and how does her escapade turn out?

7. How do Suleman, Homer, and Ada travel after they stop for water in Chapter 9?

8. Why does Anna return a book to Nora?

9. Why is it decided to create a new bridge?

10. Why is Billy always so scared?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Imagery is a literary device authors use to describe characters in a narrative and the world they inhabit. Imagery involves using the five senses to describe characters, places, and things. How does Dawson use imagery to help readers imagine the world where the characters live in Freewater?

Essay Topic 2

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What points of view are used in Freewater? How do these points of view influence what readers know about events and characters? How does changing the point of view help readers connect with and understand characters?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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