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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. Why doesn't Hat like Morgan?

2. Who comforts the author when he starts crying?

3. What happened to Big Foot's father when Big Foot was still a boy?

4. What does Mrs. Morgan look like?

5. What does Morgan do when he's having a fit of craziness?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Big Foot and why the author is frightened of him.

2. Who are Big Foot's parents, and what had hardened him as a child?

3. Who is Eddoes and what does he do for a living?

4. Who is Morgan and what is his problem?

5. What does Titus Hoyt urge the author to do, why and against whose wishes?

6. Why do the people of Miguel Street finally laugh at Morgan, and what happens to him then?

7. What does Titus do because he is not really qualified to become a teacher?

8. What makes Big Foot grow in prominence and respect on Miguel Street, and how does he lose that respect?

9. Who is Laura, and how many children does she have?

10. Describe Nathaniel and his relationship with Laura.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1. What does Man-man do after his beloved dog dies?

2. Who is B. Wordsworth , how does he describe himself and how does he interact with the author?

3. What is B. Wordsworth's dream and how does he plan to accomplish it?

4. Choose two of the topics to write on.

Essay Topic 2

1. What happens when Lorna tells Laura she's pregnant?

2. Who is Eddoes , what does he do for a living and how does he use that job to make extra money?

3. What causes Eddoes to lose his good spirits and what causes his good spirits to return?

4. Choose two of the above topics to write on.

Essay Topic 3

1. What does George do to his wife, children and the people on Miguel Street that makes him a scary man?

2. What happens after George's first wife's funeral?

3. What does George do after his second wife leaves him?

4. Choose two of the above topics to write on.

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