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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. Why does Ruby say Temple is safe from Goodwin?

2. What is Benbow carrying that Popeye is curious about?

3. What is the Old Frenchman Place?

4. What makes Goodwin so hard to defend?

5. Why does Benbow quiz Popeye about an animal?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ruby feel about Temple when they first meet?

2. What insulting comment does Temple make about Goodwin?

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

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

5. What does Stevens do when he wakes up on the plantation?

6. What does Goodwin tell Ruby when she gets back from the river?

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

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

9. How does Temple fare the night she spends on the plantation?

10. What are some of the reasons Benbow gives for leaving his wife?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Leadership is a very prominent theme in this book. Who are some of the main leaders in this book, and what makes them them true leaders? Is there more than one protagonist?

Essay Topic 2

Purity is a main theme of this book. How is this theme presented, and why would this be so central in a plot like this?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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