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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. Why do the villagers believe that Mr. Slime resigned his teaching position?

2. What happens to the Foster family?

3. Why do Trumper, Boy Blue and G. sneak onto the landlord's grounds at night in Chapter 7?

4. What is G. celebrating in Chapter 1?

5. Which teacher has his name on the envelope that the headmaster receives?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the beginning of Chapter 6, G. sees birds such as blackbirds, sparrows and doves. Which birds does he note are the most common victims of the human's traps? How are they compared to the doves?

2. When Bob tells G. that he wants to take different routes to the sea, he tells him not to run so that they can decide which route is really the quickest. When G. hesitates and then runs after Bob, what does their ultimate interaction represent?

3. Why does the landlord say he may sell the land?

4. What is the pattern of the customers on the "corner"?

5. The shoemaker makes a little speech in Chapter 5 to the men he is standing with as they watch the villagers buy food from the cart. What is the point of his speech?

6. What political and real estate changes have taken place in the village by Chapter 12?

7. When Mr. Foster tells the villagers that the fighting in the city has something to do with the landlord, how do they react?

8. What technique does Bob use to get G. out of a beating in Chapter 2? How can this be related to the way black people in Barbados are treated?

9. Describe the first assistant who makes high school tolerable for G.

10. Why is G.'s mother acting so annoyed with him on his last night at home?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When G. attends high school, he must continue to live in the village. How did living in the village make it seem that he is living between two different worlds? What are the differences between the two worlds?

Essay Topic 2

The overseer tries to disrupt the open-air meeting to "arrest" the boys in Chapter 7.

Who does the overseer really represent?

Why does the author have the boys "saved" by the preacher?

Consider the role of religion in the village when you form you answers.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the overseers and the villagers. Include actions and beliefs of both groups.

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