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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. How many letters of credit did Cavil give Reverend Philadelphia Thrower?

3. Why was Alvin having difficulties grasping the theory regarding atoms?

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

5. Where did Old Peg want the schoolteacher to live?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What issues did Pauley have in regard to Miss Larner living alone? How did she respond to that?

3. Why did Pauley Wiseman work so quickly to get Arthur out of town?

4. Why was everyone talking so friendly with the Finders? How did Alvin feel about them, and their flattery?

5. What did Pauley say that was so offensive?

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

7. Why did Old Peg shoot the Finder dead?

8. Why didn't Alvin think that people were the product of God's imagination?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss the exchange of information that occurs between Measure and Alvin at the end of the novel. How do each benefit from the knowledge the other is willing to teach? Whose knowledge is more specific to certain circumstance? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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