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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 are the boys watching with fascination on the wild side of the sea in Chapter 6?

2. What magical words is Bob supposed to say just before a large wave touches his toes?

3. On his walk toward the sea, what does G. realize about the corner when he stops there to say hello to Bob?

4. What did the old man once do that had money flowing through his hands "like the flood"?

5. To where does G.'s maternal uncle emigrate?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ma do when she thinks she hears Pa snoring loudly one night?

2. How does the author portray the village as being at war with itself in Chapter 1?

3. In what way have the villagers lost control of their lives in Chapter 9 when the men surround their homes?

4. 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?

5. In what way does Pa compare Mr. Slime to Moses?

6. What is the head teacher trying to discover as he listens to Pa's reactions to what he has been told in Chapter 13?

7. 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?

8. What is Mr. Slime's plan for the people of Barbados as described by Pa?

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

10. What is Pa's general take on the way things are in the village concerning Mr. Slime?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When the villagers learn that there is fighting going on in the city, they cannot get any further information except that the fighting will spread to them.

How must this have made them feel? Explain each major character's emotions during this tense time.

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 6, the author writes about his observations of birds. What are his observations of blackbirds and sparrows as compared with doves? What do the different birds symbolize? Why does he use these particular birds?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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