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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. G.'s mother hits him with a broken branch after the fence comes down. Why?

2. What does the old man say Mr. Slime is telling the people they should own?

3. How is the sea different on the other side of the lighthouse?

4. Which two women get into a physical brawl in Chapter 5?

5. What new venture does Mr. Slime begin?

Short Essay Questions

1. While G.'s friends Trumper and Boy Blue are excited and proud about G. going to high school, how does G.'s mother feel about it?

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. Whom does it turn out that the men surrounding the villager's houses are waiting for and why?

4. How does the Foster family cope with the flood?

5. What does the reader know about Pa and Ma?

6. What is the story Boy Blue tells Trumper about Jon and the two weddings?

7. Why do Trumper, Boy Blue and G. decide to come forward and receive salvation in the open-air meeting?

8. When one of the boys picks up a fallen envelope that the teacher has dropped, what does he think he should do with it?

9. 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?

10. After the landlords and overseers leave the village after assessing the roads after a flood, what do the young boys in town do for fun and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 3, the schoolmaster is deciding what to do about the photos he believes belong to Mr. Slime. What different scenarios and outcomes go through his mind? Are they legitimate?

Essay Topic 2

When G. goes to visit Pa in Chapter 12, they discuss all of the changes that have taken place in the village. Which of the many changes have the most significance to G.? Why?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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