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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. In Chapter 27, how far off the ground is a tree scarred by a bear?

2. What type of cigarettes does MacScott smoke?

3. What day is it at the beginning of Chapter 19?

4. What type of dogs were on the barge in Chapter 16?

5. What sound do Jack and Early hear in a cabin in Chapter 27?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the bar maid look after Early tells her that she has a very pretty smile?

2. How did Gunnar get the scars on his back?

3. In Chapter 22, what does Jack find in his backpack that weren't there the night before?

4. In Chapter 26, what signs do Jack and Early find of the Great Bear?

5. What do Early and Jack have after the barge leaves in Chapter 18?

6. Why does Jack think Early might be hurt at the end of Chapter 27?

7. What was in Martin's room?

8. What happens when Early and Jack meet some men on a barge see them?

9. What does the Bear Knuckle Inn look like?

10. Why do Jack and Early think the skeleton they find is Martin Johannsen?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jack struggles to adjust to Morton Hill. Why is it so difficult for Jack to adjust to Morton Hill. In what way is the adjustment caused by the new surroundings and by missing his mother?

Essay Topic 2

Jack begins to see Early as a normal boy. How does Jack view Early at the beginning of the novel? How does his opinion of Early change, and how does that lead to the boys becoming friends?

Essay Topic 3

Jack feels that the bulletin board in Early's workshop represents Early's mind. What does the bulletin board look like and why does it represent the way that Early thinks?

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