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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 volunteers make up the Shattuck Fire Brigade?

2. In 1975, how long has T.J. been director of Camp Emerson?

3. Where does Tracy know that Barbara has been going nightly?

4. Who does Tracy see when she goes to look for Barbara after Barbara disappears?

5. How long did Louise attend college?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Alice follow in her mother and sister's footsteps when she accepts Peter's proposal?

2. What three rules are given to campers upon their arrival?

3. Where does Tracy decide to go when Barbara is missing and why?

4. How does Tracy find her way back to camp after she gets lost?

5. What is Louise's relationship like with John Paul?

6. What crime does Judy remember witnessing when she used to work at a golf club back home?

7. What does Louise learn about John Paul when she goes to the main house with Denny Hayes?

8. What does Peter II tell Judy about Barbara's disappearance?

9. What is Carl's job at the Preserve, and how did he get the job?

10. Why is Tracy at Camp Emerson?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view of The God of the Woods? How does the way that the third-person narrator follows different characters influence what readers know about events and characters? How does using different focal characters help readers connect with and understand characters?

Essay Topic 2

Irony is a literary device where the real meaning of words is contradicted or concealed. Where does Moore use irony in The God of the Woods? How does the use of irony create a contrast between what readers expect and what happens?

Essay Topic 3

The idea that wealth does not equal safety or happiness is a theme in The God of the Woods. How does wealth deepen emotional problems, hide problems, or allow characters to avoid accountability? What characters seem to typify most the theme that wealth does not equal safety or happiness?

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