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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. What kind of wood is the Seer's instrument made of?

2. What does Mentor say he's going to trade for?

3. How does Matty say he plans to vote on the issue of closing Village to outsiders?

4. What are Matty and Seer doing when Ramon comes by with the news?

5. What is Seer's response when Matty asks if Seer is afraid of Forest?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ramon manage to bring up the Gaming Machine while he and Matty are preparing to fish and what is Matty's reaction?

2. What is Ramon's message at the beginning of chapter six and what do Matty and Seer do with that information?

3. What does Jean tell Matty about her father's trade?

4. What does the woman who's only recently arrived in Village say about her son and her other children?

5. What does Matty remember in chapter three about his home before coming to Village, and what does he know about this kind of home?

6. List at least three ways Matty can tell that he's growing up.

7. There's a group gathered in chapter eleven to consider closing Village to outsiders. What does Seer say during that meeting about Matty's arrival at Village and what is the response of a neighbor woman?

8. What does Jean say to Matty in the marketplace about how her father's attitude has changed?

9. What does Leader say Matty should name the puppy and how does Matty decide to follow the advice?

10. What does Seer ask of Matty after the people vote to close Village to outsiders?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Trade Mart? How does Matty learn about Trade Mart? What does he tell Seer and Leader about Trade Mart? What is Matty's impression of Trade Mart?

Essay Topic 2

What is Matty's gift? How does he discover it? List the four times he uses it. What is the purpose each time? What does Matty think about his gift?

Essay Topic 3

Write a comparison of the characters of Matty and Leader. Be sure to consider the roles of each in the lives of the people of Village.

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