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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Ma at the end of Chapter 10?

2. Who tells Pa that G. is going away?

3. What does the shoemaker say the author J.B. Priestly prophesied?

4. What happens to a lot of trees in the village?

5. What does the man visiting Mr. Foster in Chapter 13 offer to buy from him?

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

In what ways can the inspector in Chapter 3 and the overseer in Chapter 2 be compared? How are they alike? How are they different?

Essay Topic 3

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

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