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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 Part 10, what is the arrow made of that Bando finds?

2. What animal does Sam see in Part 13 while he waits for Alice?

3. What is one of Sam's favorite edible plants that Crystal has uprooted under power lines?

4. What is Bando's last name?

5. When was the gristmill built that Sam sees near Rensselaerville?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Zella try to reassure Sam that Frightful will be okay?

2. How did Alice get a pig?

3. What do the Rensselaerville Falls look like?

4. In Part 7, what evidence does Sam find that Alice was in the wetland?

5. How might the pig be able to take care of Alice?

6. What do Sam and Bando have for their first lunch on the trail in Part 9?

7. Why does Sam want to see goshawks?

8. Who were the Van Rensselaers?

9. Why doesn't Sam think that Alice will come to Manorkill Falls?

10. How does Sam confirm that Alice is going to Rensselaerville Falls?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sam at first doesn't want to accept the tools his father leaves behind. Why does Sam decide to embrace change and use the tools?

Essay Topic 2

Sam and Alice's relationship change throughout the novel. How does their relationship change? Does it seem to become more of an equal relationship?

Essay Topic 3

Alice takes a pig with her on her journey. Why does it seem to be a bad idea at first that Alice is dragging a pig along on her trip? Why will the pig actually prove useful?

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