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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 kind of mattress does Beatryce have in Chapter Eight?

2. Chapter Seven begins with which of the following?

3. Which of the following does the soldier lying abed in Jack’s village have on his face?

4. Chapter Ten begins with which of the following?

5. Chapter Eighteen begins with which of the following?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Beatryce think about as she prepares to take the soldier’s testimony in Jack’s village?

2. Why does Jack start at the approach of horses to his village?

3. In Chapter Six, what does Edik note wanting his letters to illuminate?

4. What job does Jack have in his village, and why?

5. What reason does Edik give for having been in a field with Answelica early in Chapter Three?

6. Early in Chapter One, what is portrayed as among Answelica’s favorite games?

7. In Chapter Four, how does Edik initially assess the condition of the child who had been curled up next to Answelica?

8. What reason does the royal search party give to Jack for pursuing Beatryce?

9. How does Edik note feeling about hearing his father’s voice?

10. In Chapter Eight, how does Edik describe the Chronicles of Sorrowing?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Overall, how does the novel address the issue of trauma? What in the text indicates as much, and how does it do so?

Essay Topic 2

Much is made of the blueness of the sky. How does DiCamillo present the color, how does that align with and deviate from typical associations with the color, what effect does that alignment / deviation have, and how is the effect achieved?

Essay Topic 3

Explicate the significance of the protagonist’s name: Beatryce.

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