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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 the landlord's daughter?
2. What does the young man, Barrow, decide to do for the war effort?
3. Why does the old woman hesitate to tell the old man about what the landlord said?
4. Who do the villagers think can take care of the fighting if it comes to the village?
5. What happens to a large merchant ship in the Barbados harbor?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why does the head teacher whip the boy with such vehemence in Chapter 3? Is this action within his nature and true to his character? How does he feel after the whipping? Is there any remorse on his part?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
When the men from the city surround the villagers' homes, whom are they waiting to attack? Who or what does this person symbolize to them? What does the person who saves him represent?
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