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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 color uniform is Mr. Longbridge wearing?

2. In Part 5, who does Sam think is getting into the root cellar?

3. What did Sam and Alice fix for the Thanksgiving feast last year?

4. Who helps Sam fell the tree for the sluice of the millhouse?

5. What does Sam's father do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What might be a solution to Sam's problem of how to get meat now that Frightful is gone?

2. What does Sam find missing from Alice's home when he goes to check?

3. Why doesn't Zella like the cabin Bando purchased?

4. What will Longbridge do with Frightful?

5. Why does Alice want electricity?

6. Why doesn't Sam want electricity?

7. What is a watermill and why did Sam decide to build one shortly after Alice decided to stay on the mountain?

8. What progression did Sam go through to get comfortable seating in his home?

9. What did Sam and Alice do on Christmas day last year?

10. How did Sam fell the big hemlock for the sluice?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sam is vehemently opposed to having electricity, and Alice is just as determined to get electricity. What are the advantages and disadvantages of having electricity according to Sam and Alice? How would there way of life be improved or hindered?

Essay Topic 2

Sam had a chance to have a goshawk and to get Frightful back. Why didn't same keep the goshawk or try to get Frightful back? Why did he have mixed feelings about not keeping the birds?

Essay Topic 3

Bando is tired and gets a meal at a restaurant and stays at a hotel. Why is Bando so tired? Why does he begin to take opportunities to eat at restaurants and stay in towns rather than trekking through the woods.

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