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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 errand was Alvin on for Makepeace?

2. Who does Arthur say picked him up and flew with him?

3. What doesn't Old Peg want Alvin to pick up from town?

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

5. Why must Peggy go and advance her schooling?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Old Peg shoot the Finder dead?

2. How did Alvin realize that Miss Larner was right?

3. Why didn't Alvin have any particular like for the two boys in Pieter's General Store?

4. What did Peggy refuse to name?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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 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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