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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 creature Matty finds soon after entering Forest?

2. What does Matty say the trader asks of each person who goes forward to trade?

3. What does Seer say they'll cook with the onion Matty has browned with butter?

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

5. What does Matty feel after healing the frog and the dogs?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. List two items that people traded for or tried to trade for during Trade Mart.

4. Describe Mentor.

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

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

7. What has changed in the village where Matty lived prior to coming to Village?

8. What does Matty know about Gather?

9. How do Matty and Seer often spend their evenings and why does Matty say he wants a Gaming Machine?

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

How does Matty come to live in Village? What was the reaction of the people who welcomed him then? What does the woman say when Seer reminds them of Matty's arrival to Village? What effect do the woman's words have on Matty? Why?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Matty's trip through Forest after the vote is taken to close Village. What changes does he note are happening? Compare that to Matty's trip back with Kira.

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