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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. After Durster's mishap, what does Lorna Elswint ask Riddley about the dog he saw?

2. How does Lissener find his way to where he and Riddley are going?

3. What type of reception do Orfing and Riddley get when they arrive to do their first show?

4. What seems strange to Riddley as they reach Fork Stone for the first time?

5. What time of day was it when Riddley left the dead town after running away from the work group?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Riddley when he jumps the fence after finding the little figure in the diggings?

2. Why do Lissener and Riddley decide to separate?

3. What does Flinter RIghtway tell Orfing and Riddley when they arrive at Weaping Form to do the Punch show?

4. After Riddley releases Lissener from the hole, he and Lissener head toward Fork Stone. Describe the story that Riddley remembers.

5. After Riddley releases Lissener from the hole, they head toward Fork Stone. What happens when Lissener won't quit talking?

6. What does Durster Potter say about Riddley's father?

7. After Riddley leaves Cambry, he heads back to Fork Stone. Describe what he finds there.

8. Riddley and Goodparley, meet Granser. How do Granser and Goodparley die?

9. Describe the Punch show that Orfing and Riddley do at Weaping Form.

10. What happens when Riddley walks ahead of the other men when they are jobbing for a second time?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the Eusa folk and their role in the story. Who are the Eusa folk? How many of them are there? Why have them been preserved? What do they look like? Where do they live while the new Ardship is growing up? What do they do every twelve years? Why are they, and especially the Ardship, questioned? What knowledge does the Mincery hope they have? What knowledge do they have?

Essay Topic 2

Explore how the knowledge of how to produce gunpowder was preserved by the coal burners and the dyers. Why does it take everyone so long to realize that the coal burners and dyers have the knowledge? How does finding the yeller stones bring all the knowledge together? Now that the the knowledge is out in the open, will more and more people learn how to make gunpowder?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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