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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is considered by the white man to be the best of Africa's produce?

2. What does the bill the overseer puts on the lamp post state?

3. What job does the overseer take on?

4. Where are the poor whites on the island originally from?

5. What happens to the families shipped to the islands from Africa?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the overseers and the villagers. Include actions and beliefs of both groups.

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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