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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 prize from the Gaming Machine?

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

3. Which of the following is not an argument used to close Village to newcomers?

4. Where does Matty tell Ramon he's going?

5. What is the sled a symbol for?

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

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

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

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. Describe the scene Matty sees as he is leaving the house for Forest.

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

8. Describe Mentor.

9. What does Leader tell Matty about how he received his books and why that was significant?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Matty recall about his childhood? What memories are painful? Are there any good memories?

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

Matty tells about several people of Village who have deformities. How are people with deformities and disabilities treated in Village? Compare that to how they are treated in other villages. Which is nearer the truth of how those people would be treated today in your town?

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