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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 many letters of credit did Cavil give Reverend Philadelphia Thrower?

2. What errand was Alvin on for Makepeace?

3. Who was now more important than Peggy in Alvin's future?

4. Where was Makepeace while Alvin worked?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Alvin feel about women after witnessing the relationships of the Smiths and Guesters?

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

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

4. What might Peggy have said if she had gotten a chance, before her mama died?

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

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

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

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

9. What did Pauley say that was so offensive?

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Alvin's initial fear that Arthur Stuart wasn't accepted in Vigor Church. Why was this a major concern of Alvin's? What was it that Alvin wanted for young Arthur Stuart, and why couldn't he just continue to follow Alvin?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Makepeace's treatment of Alvin while he was an indentured apprentice. What measures have come into place since Alvin's time to protect the interests of apprentices in North America?

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