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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. To whom does the old man in Chapter 4 compare Mr. Slime?
2. What point of view does the author use in Chapter 3?
3. In what way is G. embarrassed as he is being bathed outside in his yard?
4. 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?
5. In Chapter 7, what does Trumper say Mr. Slime wants to put an end to?
Short Essay Questions
1. Whom does Ma think Pa sounds like when he is talking in his sleep?
2. 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?
3. Why does the landlord say he may sell the land?
4. What does G. remember about his family origins?
5. How does the schoolmaster looking a schoolboy in the eye make the boy feel as if he had done something wrong?
6. At the end of Chapter 2, Miss Foster tells her story of meeting with the landlord. How does she feel about this meeting?
7. What changes have people made in the village by Chapter 12 that Ma, according to Pa, would not have believed?
8. The schoolboys discuss the possible nonexistence of the king of England. Why?
9. Why do the villagers trust Mr. Slime?
10. What are G.'s feelings about his identity in Barbados?
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
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
How do the riots in Trinidad, the village dock workers' strike and cricket teams end up belonging in the same line of events in the thoughts of the shoemaker? How does he come to the conclusions about what Barbados should be like?
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