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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 is the first thing the narrator does in Chapter 1?

2. What story does Lorna tell the same day that Riddley's father died?

3. In the story told by Lorna in Chapter 3, what things have shape?

4. What does Riddley think after the Eusa show ends on the night he is scarred?

5. What did the people of the village sing around the fire on the evening Brooder Walker died?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the Goodparley/Orfing show, what does Mr. Clevver do?

2. In the written Eusa story, describe what happens when Eusa finds the Littl Shynin Man the Addom.

3. What are the rituals that are followed with Brooder Walker's body?

4. In the Goodparley/Orfing show, what does Eusa do in the "time back."

5. What happened three days after Riddley's naming day?

6. What does Lorna tell Riddley after they freshen the Luck?

7. Describe Riddley's first connexion.

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

9. At the beginning of the novel, why do you think Riddley Walker says, "Your turn now my turn later"?

10. In the written Eusa story, Eusa sees the Littl Shynin Man after the 1 Big 1 is released. What does the Littl Man tell Eusa?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write about the Eusa story. What is the Eusa story? What is it describing? Use examples from the novel where the story of Eusa is presented and explained. Why do you think there are men from the Mincery that go around telling the Eusa story? Why do you think there are connexion men to help explain the Eusa story? Do you think the story will change after all that has happened in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 10, Riddley says that "1ce the kids start singing at you thas a cern kinyd of track youre on nor there aint to much you can do about it." Compare what Nimbel Potter sings about Riddley at the beginning of Chapter 10 and what the kid sings about Riddley when Riddley leaves Weaping Form. Does Riddley want to be on the track referred to in Chapter 10? Does he want to be on the track referred to in the last chapter? How are the two songs alike? How are they different? Did the song in Chapter 10 hint at what was to come for Riddley? Does the song in the last chapter hint at what is to come?

Essay Topic 3

Explore the twoness or oneness that is referred to in the novel. Lissener and Riddley travel together for awhile, but have to separate. What are some of the separations that occur throughout the novel? Consider the separation of the Littl Shynin Man and include separations that occur through death. What is the significance of the one that becomes two or how the one will always find the two? Write how these different separations affect the characters in the novel.

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