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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 12, G. goes to visit Pa before he leaves for his new job. In general, how often does G. go to see Pa?

2. How much time has gone by in the beginning of Chapter 10?

3. What is the value of people in Africa according to Pa?

4. When Pa speaks about tribes, what do some tribes have that others do not?

5. What is G. writing at the beginning of Chapter 14?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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