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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 body of water amazes Tim when he first sees it?

2. Who offers to take Tim on as a surveying apprentice?

3. According to Mr. Platt, thievery and _____________ have taken over their county.

4. How do the Platts feel about Sam's joining the Rebels?

5. What would make the trip easier for Mr. Meeker and Tim?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the nature of the conversation between Tim and Ezekiel?

2. What web of lies is Tim weaving related to working for Mr. Heron?

3. How does the author characterize Sam?

4. How is the author showing how Tim is more like Sam than he might want to think?

5. How do Father and Tim interact now that Sam is gone?

6. In addition to uncertainty, how is powerlessness an important element in what the people of Redding are experiencing?

7. How is life in Redding a false sense of normalcy during this period?

8. Explain the uncertainty of war experienced by the people in Redding.

9. What is the religious split in Redding?

10. Why does Tim want to work for Mr. Heron?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the setting of the novel. Be sure to include major locations, dates and places in your description and be as thorough as possible.

Essay Topic 2

Mother says that Sam and Father are very much alike but as time passes Tim also shows characteristics of his father. Describe how Tim is very much like his Father. Is he like Mother or Sam in any ways? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the irony of Father's name (Life). Be sure to address his untimely death and the fact that he could not alter his way of life to adapt to the changing world around him.

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