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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 Mary Ann flick at Bull with her spoon?

2. Why does Bull arrange for Ben to take Ansley Matthews on a date?

3. Where does Bull have breakfast every morning?

4. What does Ben show Lillian to prove Bull's cruelty against her?

5. What does Mary Anne tell Ben to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 7, what does Bull do to wake his family? Why?

2. Why does a Naval officer threaten to file a conduct report against Bull?

3. What does Lillian tell Ben that brings him to tears?

4. Who is Arrabelle Smalls and why has she come to the Meecham home?

5. On the first day of school, who goads Ben into fighting with Red Pettus? Why?

6. Why does Mary Anne believe neither she nor Ben will ever be writers?

7. What does Bull's behavior at Hobie's say about his personality?

8. Who comes to Ben's aid after school when Red and his brothers attack him?

9. In Chapter 8, what does Lillian congratulate Bull for doing? Why?

10. How does Bull react when he loses the basketball game against Ben?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is Toomer frightened after the rape of Sammy's girl? Why does Red Pettus and his brother use the rape as an excuse to go after Toomer? How does Toomer protect himself? Why does Red shoot Toomer? How does Red die? Why does Bull refuse to allow Ben to go to Toomer's aid? Why does Ben defy his father? What does Ben find when he arrives at Toomer's? How does this change Bull and Ben's relationship?

Essay Topic 2

What is Bull's job in Ravenel? Why is Bull excited about this new job? What could this job mean for Bull's future? Why does Bull not like his commander, Varney? Who is Varney? What is Varney's relationship with Bull? How could Varney harm Bull's career? Would Varney ruin Bull's career? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Who is Sammy Wertzburger? How is Sammy significant to the story? What does Sammy's friendship mean to Ben? How does this friendship change Ben? Is this Ben's first close friend?

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