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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. Which season in the village could change everything?

2. What does Pa do that he never told anyone else about?

3. Why does Trumper shout out when the boys are trying be quiet on the trash heap?

4. Where is the drinking water for the house kept?

5. Which of the three boys in Chapter 7 end up being converted by the preacher?

Short Essay Questions

1. There are people known as "poor whites" on the island. What is their lot in life?

2. Why is it that Ma doesn't believe that Pa should be comparing Mr. Slime to Moses?

3. At the end of Chapter 2, Miss Foster tells her story of meeting with the landlord. How does she feel about this meeting?

4. 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?

5. What has given both G. and his mother some anxiety and confidence about how things will be in Trinidad for G.?

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

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

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

9. What information does the old drunken woman give the villagers in Chapter 9? How is it taken?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Based upon the words Pa speaks in his sleep in Chapter 10, who or what does he symbolize in the book? Why? Give concrete reasons for your decision.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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