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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 author makes the shoemaker begin to think about colonial governors?
2. G.'s mother hits him with a broken branch after the fence comes down. Why?
3. What is G. celebrating in Chapter 1?
4. What magical words is Bob supposed to say just before a large wave touches his toes?
5. Who does the headmaster put to the back of his mind as being too big and important to deal with yet, after he has seen the contents of the envelope?
Short Essay Questions
1. Just before the head teacher leaves Pa's house, what does he have trouble doing?
2. What information does the old drunken woman give the villagers in Chapter 9? How is it taken?
3. G. sees things in the night that disturb him. What does he see?
4. What does Ma do when she thinks she hears Pa snoring loudly one night?
5. The shoemaker read a book by J.B. Priestly that he has never forgotten. What is the main point the shoemaker took away from that book?
6. There are people known as "poor whites" on the island. What is their lot in life?
7. What is Mr. Slime's plan for the people of Barbados as described by Pa?
8. When the author compares the inspector and the head teacher in Chapter 3, how does he do so?
9. 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?
10. In Chapter 13, what is the difference between how the new landowner and the villagers feel about the homes they live in?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why does the head teacher whip the boy with such vehemence in Chapter 3? Is this action within his nature and true to his character? How does he feel after the whipping? Is there any remorse on his part?
Essay Topic 2
A fisherman in Chapter 6 keeps trying to secure his net in the sand, but the large waves continually loosen up the net.
Who do you think the fisherman symbolizes?
What do the large waves symbolize?
Why is the fisherman so angry and frustrated in the end?
Essay Topic 3
By using the dialogue of Ma and Pa in Chapter 4, the author has given the reader information pertinent to the story. What does the reader learn? How does this information help the reader?
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