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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 does Homer see Two Shoes gather in Chapter 47?

2. When does Homer want to tell others about Turner's map that he found?

3. What size is the cask of whiskey a tradesman brings for the Southerland wedding?

4. What color fruits does Juna give Homer and Ada in Chapter 36?

5. In Chapter 51, who does Billy find crying?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Homer, Sanzi, Juna, and Ferdinand get a pig and carry it back to the village?

2. How is it different for Homer and Billy to work the fields in Freewater than it was to work the fields on the plantations?

3. How does Ferdinand's knife get destroyed in the fire?

4. Why does Homer think Two Shoes has run off?

5. Who arrives two days before Viola's wedding?

6. In Chapter 38, where does Sanzi's mother take her, and what does she tell Sanzi?

7. Why does Sanzi wish she had died in the fire?

8. How does a fire start in the cornfields?

9. What does Billy have on his shoulder, and what does Billy tell Homer about the mark?

10. How does Billy nearly get hurt during the bridge building project?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

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?

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