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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. How long does Colin work on the farm?

2. What do Grandfather and Mr. Reagan talk about when Grandfather comes to stay with the Savilles?

3. How does Stafford travel to and from school?

4. How does Harry feel toward Mr. Reagan?

5. In what event does Colin place second in the spring track meet?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Harry feel about his family's vacation to the seashore?

2. Why does Harry look up to Mr. Reagan?

3. Why is Colin late for school in Part 3, Chapter 12?

4. In Part 2, Chapter 8, how does Harry treat Colin's practice tests?

5. How does inventing affect Harry in Part 2, Chapter 7?

6. How does Ellen feel when she visits her parents in Part 3, Chapter 16?

7. How does Colin feel after Steven comes home in Part 2, Chapter 6?

8. How did Harry build his bomb shelter?

9. What do the Savilles begin to do every Sunday in Part 2, Chapter 8?

10. Why does Harry decide to go to a different beach in Part 1, Chapter 3?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the use of dialect in Saville. Why does the author use this dialect? How does it help to create the characters and the place in Saville? Is the dialect effective? How?

Essay Topic 2

Colin is very concerned with being able to take care of his parents. How does Colin try to care for his parents? How do they receive his help? Why is it so important to Colin to provide for them? How does this develop Colin as a character?

Essay Topic 3

Saville is very much a novel about Colin coming of age. Summarize the development of Colin from child to adult. What major events help move him? What beliefs remain unchanged? What is Colin's pivotal moment? What lesson does the author want readers to recognize in Colin's story?

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