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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 is the news Ramon shouts to Matty?
2. Where is the puppy when Matty arrives?
3. What does Matty do just before lighting the lamp?
4. What kind of wood is the Seer's instrument made of?
5. What season is it?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Matty's attitude about lying, and what is the lie he tells Ramon?
2. Describe how Matty came to heal the frog in Forest.
3. What does the woman who's only recently arrived in Village say about her son and her other children?
4. What does Leader say Matty should name the puppy and how does Matty decide to follow the advice?
5. What does Seer ask of Matty after the people vote to close Village to outsiders?
6. What does Jean tell Matty about her father's trade?
7. How do Matty and Seer often spend their evenings and why does Matty say he wants a Gaming Machine?
8. How does Ramon manage to bring up the Gaming Machine while he and Matty are preparing to fish and what is Matty's reaction?
9. How does Seer know Matty is about to leave the house, and what does Matty say about Seer's ability to detect movement?
10. Describe how Seer and Matty know about Gatherer's death and what they know about those keening for him.
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
What is the author's purpose of referring to "Village" rather than "the village?" Does the author serve this purpose? Is the purpose the same when referring to "Forest?" Why does Matty live in "Village" while Kira lives in "the village?"
Essay Topic 3
List at least three specific scenes in the book. What role does each play in the story? Which is most important to the story? Why?
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