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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 is Temple’s last name?

2. What does Temple demand while talking to Benbow?

3. How did Eustace get his job?

4. Where does Benbow meet Snopes?

5. Why does Narcissa write a secret letter?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Popeye different from other boys as a child?

2. What causes Temple to come to Miss Reba’s without Popeye?

3. What causes Snopes frustration when he learns about Miss Reba’s business?

4. What shows Benbow that his sister will never lie to him?

5. What does Miss Reba say when she meets Temple?

6. What kind of information does Benbow buy from Snopes, and why?

7. How does the author describe the scenery as Temple and Popeye drive away?

8. How does Goodwin feel about his likely death for a crime he is innocent of?

9. Why does Narcissa visit Eustace, and what does she learn?

10. What kind of business does Miss Reba run?

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

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

Friendship is a strong theme throughout the book. Where are some places that this theme appears, and how do the characters touched by it react? How do certain friendships change over the course of the book, and what causes these changes?

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