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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. Who lights the tree sap in holes that lead to Daria and Ibra's new house to create a path of firelight?

2. Where does Sanzi start a fire after Daria and Ibra's wedding?

3. About how long is the pig that is hauled up by a rope?

4. How far does the wild pig fall after Sanzi and Ferdinand attack it?

5. What is Mrs. Petunia cooking in Chapter 37?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 37, why is Ada allowed to go fishing?

3. What does Daria wear when she gets married?

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

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

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

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

8. How does a fire start in the cornfields?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Villagers are assigned to work together to build the new sky bridge. What is revealed about teamwork as villagers work together to build the bridge?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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