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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 Will reminded of when he sees the answer to question #36?
2. How many days early do the boys arrive at the docks?
3. What is the name of the barge that will take the boys to the games?
4. What do the captain and the first mate wear on their heads?
5. What kind of dog did the people in the third house Beanpole went to for food?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Beanpole think might have happened because the barge was gone?
2. What do Will and Beanpole do when they leave the village?
3. What does Will not want to do for the games and how did he get to White Mountain?
4. Since the boys arrive at the dock early what do they do?
5. About what do the boys argue and what do they decide while on the river?
6. What does Julius say about the plan for the boys?
7. How do the boys implement Beanpole's idea?
8. How did the boys sleep that night and how do they wake up?
9. Why are Will, Henry, and Beanpole working so hard and at what are they working?
10. What does the man say when he answers the boys' question?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
At the conclusion of a novel, most readers either consciously or unconsciously engage in processing the book and usually come to a conclusion as to whether they like the book or not. Discuss one of the following:
1. Would you consider THE CITY OF GOLD AND LEAD a "good" book? Why or why not? Use examples to illustrate your stance.
2. What do you think are the elements of an outstanding novel? Analyze one of your favorite novels to see if those elements are present.
3. What are some reasons you might consider a novel a failure? Analyze a novel you think is a failure and see if those elements are in that novel.
Essay Topic 2
In the world of academe, science fiction is often considered an inferior form of the novel compared to "classic" literature. Discuss the following:
1. Why do you think science fiction might be considered second-rate compared to the classics?
2. Do you think science fiction has the same elements as the classics? Why or why not?
3. What are the purposes do you think for people reading "the classics"? What are the purposed for people reading science fiction? Is one purpose better than another? Explain your response.
4. Would you read science fiction even outside an educational setting? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss one of the following:
1. Thoroughly analyze how the setting informs the plot in THE CITY OF GOLD AND LEAD.
2. Trace and analyze one major theme of THE CITY OF GOLD AND LEAD. How is the theme represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?
3. Trace and analyze two secondary themes of THE CITY OF GOLD AND LEAD. How are the themes represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?
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