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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 did Makepeace say in regards to the work Alvin did on the manacles?

2. Which Finder did Old Peg kill?

3. What did Alvin reckon he was hexing up the springhouse for?

4. Why would the black haired finder like to kill the smith?

5. How many points did Alvin's hexes have?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why was Mistress Modesty so upset?

4. Why was Old Peg Guester so upset that Arthur Stuart couldn't be taught at the schoolhouse?

5. What was Alvin's argument about some people having a knack to be a Finder?

6. What kinds of things did Alvin do around the springhouse?

7. Why was Old Peg fearful of the Fugitive Slave Treaty?

8. Why did Alvin figure Mock Berry didn't thank him for getting him a fair price?

9. Why didn't Alvin want to take away Mike Fink's protective hex? Why did he have to?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how the slave girl had an impact on Little Peggy. What did the slave girl bring to light in little Peggy, and how did this impact Peggy's life in a positive manner? What might have occurred had the slave girl never appeared?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss why having her own suite was so important to Miss Larner. What couldn't she have done while living at the roadhouse? Why did this desire to live alone so upset Old Peg?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Measure's relationship with Delphi to any other relationship in the book. Explain what specifically makes them different. How does Measure make Delphi feel? How is this evident in the authors description? What about Makepeace and Gertie? Horace and Old Peg?

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