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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 10, what does Suleman kill with an arrow to eat?

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

3. Whose son is Viola marrying?

4. What color did the shirt used to be of the man who shoots an arrow and save Homer and Ada in Chapter 6?

5. How old was Homer when Anna first met him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Anna return a book to Nora?

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

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

4. Who is Anna and what is her history?

5. Who are Rick and Ron?

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

7. How does Ada get hurt in Chapter 16?

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

9. How does Sanzi prepare to hunt a wild pig?

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

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

Personification is a type of figurative language that assigns human characteristics to inanimate objects. How does Dawson use personification in Freewater? How does the use of personification assist readers in imagining scenes and objects?

Essay Topic 3

Once a year, the community at Freewater gathers together to remember how the village was founded. What is Remembering Day, and why is it significant?

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