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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. In Chapter 9, where does French wake?

2. Where is French taken by a man wearing black in Chapter 3?

3. In Chapter 11 in the main room, what color ball are two boys tossing back and forth?

4. How old are Tree and Zheegwon?

5. Where was Rose's father from?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 11, why does French think the place where he is is unlike a school?

2. What does Rose learn about the Chief from Nam?

3. Why are Miig and the others woried about telling French's dad that French is gone?

4. What is Chi Boy's story and how did he meet Wab?

5. Where is French taken in Chapter 6?

6. In Chapter 3, what is the last thing French remembers before he finds himself in the dark?

7. What does French dream about his brother at the beginning of Chapter 1?

8. Who are the inhabitants of a house where Rose gets antibiotics for Derrick?

9. What happens to Derrick when they find tents in Chapter 12, and how do they deal with the accident?

10. Why does no one panic when they learn that Rose and Derrick are gone?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Genre is a means of classifying literature. What is the genre of the novel? Why is it not fantasy?

Essay Topic 2

Setting is the place where a story happens. Where and when does Hunting by Stars take place? How do characters feel about the places and why?

Essay Topic 3

The climax in a novel is the highest point of tension and a turning point. What is the climax of Hunting by Stars and why is that incident the climax?

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