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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 preserves does Nora like to make with Rose?

2. What colors are in the outfit that Daria wears for the wedding?

3. What was the name of the baby Mrs. Light had before Juna and Sanzi were born?

4. What day is Old Joe given permission to leave Southerland to sell goods?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does a fire start in the cornfields?

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

3. How does Anna get the maypop solution in the whiskey that is delivered for the wedding?

4. Why does Ada scream in Chapter 42, and how do Sanzi and Ferdinand help her?

5. What does Daria wear when she gets married?

6. What do Homer and Ada see that surprises them when Juna is showing them around?

7. What does Nora notice about Rose in Chapter 40?

8. Why does Ada get upset during Daria and Ibra's wedding?

9. How does Homer discover that Two Shoes has a map that shows how to get from Southerland to Freewater and keep Two Shoes from knowing he has found the map?

10. How does Billy comfort Juna in Chapter 51?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Metaphors and similes are figures of speech that are used to make comparisons between things. Metaphors seem to imply an equal comparison, while similes seem to imply a similarity between two things. Does Dawson use more metaphors or similes in Freewater? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers comprehend concepts? How does the use of metaphors or similes help make the writing more interesting?

Essay Topic 3

Cliffhangers are a literary device that leaves readers wondering what will happen next. How does Dawson use cliffhangers in Freewater? How do the cliffhangers create suspense?

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