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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 does Riddley share with those who come to his shelter in Chapter 7?

2. In the written Eusa story, was Eusa able to keep his sons with him?

3. In the written Eusa story, what happened when there was knowledge and Eusa was working for Mr. Clevver?

4. What do the people need in the story the narrator tells in Chapter 1?

5. When Eusa finds a stag, why won't it run from him in the written Eusa story?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the person that Chalker Marchman was talking to when Riddley and the crew get to the digging on their second work day.

2. In the written Eusa story, what was life like when Mr. Clevver was Big Man of Inland?

3. Why does Orfing call Eusa back after Eusa says the show is done?

4. Goodparley and Orfing do a wotcher with Riddley. Describe the ritual.

5. Describe Riddley's first connexion.

6. What does Riddley do with the dog he kills?

7. Why does Riddley get a scar?

8. What did Riddley's father used to say about looking for a reveal?

9. During the wotcher, Goodparley tells Riddley that there's a time for everything and that the time for moving crowds is past. What is Goodparley referring to?

10. After Riddley's father dies, what do Riddley and the other men hear coming from Widders Dump?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 1, the reader first learns about the "Hart of the Wood." As Riddley first tells a story about the "Hart of the Wood," he mentions that the heart of the wood can mean three different things. Explain what each of these three things are using the description Riddley provides in Chapter 1. Also use other examples of the heart of the wood that are found throughout the novel. What does it mean in Chapter 15 when Riddley says that whenever he writes about the tree in the stone he will write "wud" and not "wood"?

Essay Topic 2

Riddley often mentions the odors around him. Do these frequent references to the sense of smell make the scenes in the novel more realistic? Why or why not? List examples of times when Riddley mentions how something smells. How would you classify the scents in Riddley's world? What do the odors tell you about Riddley's world?

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the novel, there are indications that society is changing from hunting and gathering, to farming. Compare the two ways of life. Then show examples from the novel of how society is changing from foraging to farming. Which characters want this change to farming? Which characters which would prefer to continue foraging? Will the change from foraging to farming make life better for society? Why or why not? Will the introduction of gunpowder accelerate the change to farming? Why or why not?

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