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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. Where does Ruby stay while Goodwin is in prison?

2. Who blocks off the road to Goodwin’s house?

3. Who is Ruby in a relationship with?

4. What is Ruby’s job?

5. What is the name of Benbow’s wife?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What insulting comment does Temple make about Goodwin?

3. How does Tommy react to a fight on the plantation?

4. Why is Temple brought to the plantation?

5. What is Temple’s family like?

6. What prank is played on Stevens, and why?

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

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

9. What is the first challenge Benbow poses to Popeye?

10. What bothers Stevens most about his time at the plantation, and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There is never an outright explanation of how Tommy died, but there are a lot of good clues. What are these clues, and what kind of picture do they paint of this murder?

Essay Topic 2

Many people tried to protect Temple in this book, but all were unsuccessful. Who tried to protect her, and what made their attempts so futile?

Essay Topic 3

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affected the course of the plot. Why might Orson Scott Card have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

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