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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. How did Alvin's story start?

2. What is the first word the two people ask Arthur Stuart to spell?

3. What did Makepeace attempt to give back to Hank?

4. What was worse pain than what Dolores was suffering?

5. Why didn't Peggy look into the heartfires of the townsfolk?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the changes Alvin made in Arthur Stuart do to his heartfire and futures according to Peggy?

2. For what reasons did Alvin make the manacles, and why didn't he put them in water to cool?

3. What incident caused Peggy to reveal herself as being who she really was?

4. Why was Alvin so offended at the idea that Miss Larner had paid him to look after her?

5. What did Peggy refuse to name?

6. What excuses were offered to Old Peg to try and talk sense into her?

7. What led Alvin to believe that Pieter Vanderwoort wanted Alvin's good opinion more than to get even? How did Alvin know he was basically a good man?

8. What plan did Alvin come up with to make sure that the Finders would never find Arthur Stuart again?

9. How did Miss Larner feel about Dr. Physicker's payment to Alvin?

10. What did Alvin begin to notice, working at the smithy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the portrayal of slavery in this book. How has slavery become a tender topic of American history? What are some of the main human rights violations that occur while a slave is indentured to his or her master?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Alvin's behavior at Hatrack Mouth as gallant heroism, or unabashed brutality. Document your opinion either utilizing Alvin's opinion of himself while he was playing up to the river rats, or Miss Larner's behavior after he had defended her honor.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Peggy's relationship with her parents. How are the feelings of the parents revealed upon the new addition to the family? How do both parents react to her return as Miss Larner?

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