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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 happens to Matty after he slices through some of the vines?

2. What does Leader say Matty's true name is?

3. What color are Leader's eyes?

4. How does Kira know that Matty is going to ask her to leave with him?

5. What is the creature that darts across their blanket when both Kira and Matty are nearing death?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Leader do to prepare for his journey into Forest and why?

2. Describe the thoughts and statements of Matty and Kira regarding the amount of ground they'd covered their first day.

3. Why is Kira scorned by the people of her village and why is she needed?

4. What are some of the changes Matty notes about Forest as he begins his journey?

5. What do Kira and Leader say when Kira reveals Matty's hope for his true name?

6. What are some of the ways Forest attacks Leader?

7. What is the conversation Kira and Leader have when they meet in "Beyond" for the first time?

8. What is the memory Matty has about Jean as he's talking to Kira when they camp for the first night in Forest? What does he tell Kira about Jean?

9. What does Matty say about the comparison of Frolic's death with that of Branch?

10. What does Kira say and think when she talks to Seer about the fact that Kira will soon arrive?

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

Compare the attitudes of the people of Village to the atmosphere of Forest. How does each change over the course of the book and why?

Essay Topic 3

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

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