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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 does Tommy do while in the barn?

2. What is the worst insult Ruby gives Temple?

3. Who does Narcissa demand be removed from her house?

4. Why does Ruby say Temple is safe from Goodwin?

5. How is Benbow related to Miss Jenny?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Goodwin make a living?

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

4. What kind act does Ruby to for Temple?

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

6. What causes Ruby to go down to the river with her baby?

7. How does the author describe Miss Jenny?

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

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

10. Why does Popeye tell Ruby he is leaving?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Miss Reba has a very unique role in this plot. How would you describe this role, and what would have changed in the book without her?

Essay Topic 2

Benbow is very interested in what happens to Temple. Why is this, and what does this indicate about his character?

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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