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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 Ada have to loosen as the pig is hauled up by a rope?

2. Where does Mrs. Crumb ask the militiamen to board until after the wedding?

3. What does Homer see Two Shoes gather in Chapter 47?

4. Where does Homer get the fabric he wraps around an arrow in Chapter 55?

5. How many cabins are damaged in the fire Sanzi starts?

Short Essay Questions

1. What plans does Mr. Crumb have for the runaways in Chapter 37, and why is Mrs. Crumb upset about his plan?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What is decided when Sanzi, Ferdinand, and Homer bring a pig to Freewater?

8. What plans does Homer make as he prepares to go back to Southerland?

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

10. Why does Homer volunteer to help build the new bridge?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Homer and Ada's lives change during the time they live in Freewater. What transition do they have to make from slavery to freedom? What does that transformation reveal about the oppression of slavery?

Essay Topic 2

Colors are sometimes associated with mood. If you could assign a color to represent the mood of Freewater, what color would it be? Why? Would you choose different colors to describe the mood in different sections?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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