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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 season is it?

2. Why does Matty wish he was grown?

3. What does Matty say is his reason for going there?

4. What does Leader say Matty should name the puppy?

5. What is the creature Matty finds soon after entering Forest?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Matty note about Mentor when they encounter each other in chapter six?

2. Why does Matty send Jean for herbs and what does he do while she's gone?

3. How does Seer know Matty is about to leave the house, and what does Matty say about Seer's ability to detect movement?

4. What is Matty's condition, and what does he do after healing the puppy and its mother?

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

6. Describe how Matty came to heal the frog in Forest.

7. Why doesn't Matty want to tell Seer where he's going after supper?

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

9. 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?

10. What does Seer tell Matty about Trade Mart?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What might have happened if Matty had chosen not to give his life in order to heal the land? Why was Matty willing to make that sacrifice?

Essay Topic 2

The Gaming Machine represents a desire for materialistic things. What does Matty say early in the story about his own desire for a Gaming Machine? What does Seer say? What does Matty come to realize about the Gaming Machine? Why does his view change?

Essay Topic 3

Leader is responsible for giving people their "true names." What does Matty hope his true name will be? What does he thing Ramon's true name might be? List at least three true names and tell what those names say about the person.

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