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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 the date when Louise, the counselor, finds the bed empty?

2. How many days after Barbara goes to Camp Emerson does Alice notice there is a padlock on Barbara's bedroom door?

3. How long did Delphine and George Barlow know one another before they got engaged?

4. How many volunteers make up the Shattuck Fire Brigade?

5. What time do campers go to bed at Camp Emerson?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why is Tracy at Camp Emerson?

5. What advice does Denny Hayes give Louise and why?

6. How does the search for Bear proceed when everyone gathers the morning after he disappears?

7. What does Barbara look like when she shows up at camp?

8. By the time Louise notifes T.J. that Barbara is missing, where has Louise looked for the girl?

9. What is Louise's family life like?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How are idioms used in The God of the Woods when relating conversations? How do idioms help create word pictures and mental images for readers in a concise manner? How do idioms help readers and characters understand people, emotions, events, or ideas?

Essay Topic 2

An allusion is a figure of speech that does not directly refer to a person, place, or thing. What are some allusions in The God of the Woods? Why might it be difficult to decipher an allusion just by the context of a passage in a book? How do the allusions Finkel uses help readers’ understanding of people, events, or concepts in the book?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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