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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. Where do David, Ibra, Daria, Homer, and Ada sit when they stop for a break to eat?

2. What day is it in Chapter 19?

3. How many men, women, and children are directed to put out the fire Suleman starts in Chapter 31?

4. How many fingers if Suleman missing on one hand?

5. Where does a dog bite Homer, as he and Ada escape from the plantation?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Billy always so scared?

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

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

5. Who is Anna and what is her history?

6. When does Sanzi remember about meeting Suleman?

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

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

9. Who is Ferdinand?

10. What three things does Stokes, the overseer of Southerland Plantation takes pride in?

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

The tree people are far patrollers. They live apart from Freewater to protect it and its inhabitants. What sacrifices to the tree people make to protect the people of Freewater?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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