View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of animal sleeps near Temple at the Frenchman Place?

2. Who takes Temple out of the dangerous room at night in the Frenchman Place?

3. Where does Benbow own a house?

4. What does Temple wear to bed?

5. What is swollen on Stevens when he wakes up at the Frenchman Place?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Temple wake up on the plantation, and why?

2. How is Narcissa described when she is first introduced?

3. How does Stevens act while at the plantation?

4. What does Narcissa think Benbow should do when she first sees him at her house?

5. What makes Temple so upset in the car with Popeye?

6. How does Ruby treat Benbow when they first meet?

7. Why does Ruby say she has stayed at the plantation?

8. What does Tommy say about the road being blocked off?

9. How does Goodwin make a living?

10. How does Narcissafeel about Benbow being involved in Goodwin’s case?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Goodwin sacrifices a lot for something he never had to and his reasons for this are never fully explained. Why do you think he took the fall the way he did?

Essay Topic 2

Benbow and his marital ideals change dramatically throughout this book. How does this happen, and what does this indicate about his relationship?

Essay Topic 3

Ruby had the strength to be whatever she wanted to be in life. Why did she choose to stay where she was, and how does this change your opinion of her?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 658 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample