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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 is Frightful's back?

2. What did Alice take that Sam had to make her replace?

3. How many weeks ago did Sam's family come for a visit?

4. For Thanksgiving, who brought a turkey last year?

5. In what county is Delhi?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How long did Sam's father think Alice would stay on the mountain?

3. Why doesn't Sam allow Alice to edge all the paths with stones?

4. Who comes to the mountain and takes Frightful and why?

5. What is Adirondack furniture?

6. Where does Sam think Alice might be in Part I?

7. What did Sam, Alice, and their friends do for Thanksgiving dinner last year?

8. Who is Bando?

9. Why does Sam decide that he can't raise pheasant and quail for meat?

10. How does Sam describe the June morning at the beginning of Part 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Alice keeps changing her plans and her routes. What clues does Alice leave behind? How do these help Sam and Bando stay on Alice's trail?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Sam realizes that it is not Leon Longbridge who took Frightful. How does Sam realize that Longbridge didn't take Frightful? What does that discovery mean about Frightful's safety?

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