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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 many flats are in the house where Tomas lives?
2. Who is the fastest typist in the Lang family?
3. In Chapter 27, where is Duncan when he awakes?
4. In Chapter 31, what day of the week does Zoe arrange to meet with Rufus?
5. In Chapter 25, where does Matthew arrange to meet Benjamin?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Betsy say about dating?
2. What was Tomas doing the morning that Karel was attacked?
3. What does Duncan say about Gordon, Lily's former human, at the end of Chapter 19?
4. In Chapter 18, why does Tomas want to search in the area near the hospital for the assailant?
5. What does Matthew do and feel when he sees Rachel in Chapter 28?
6. In Chapter 24, what do Duncan and Karel talk about?
7. Why does Duncan use acrylics when he paints?
8. What preparations has Tomas made for canvassing the neighborhood for Karel's assailant?
9. In Chapter 25, how does Benjamin explain what happened at Rachel's?
10. What did Hall want to do when he was growing up, and why did he become a blacksmith instead?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Conflicts between characters are often caused by a problem. What are some conflicts that occur in the novel? Are the conflicts in the book mostly man vs. man, man vs. nature, or man vs. self? Are they internal or external conflicts?
Essay Topic 2
In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the storyline? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?
Essay Topic 3
An inciting incident is an event in literature that begins the action of a story, and presents a question that the protagonists and readers want an answer to. What is the inciting incident in The Boy in the Field? Why is that the inciting incident?
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