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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 nickname does Delphine call Alice?

2. How old is Annabel?

3. At the Black-Fly Good-by, where does Delphine tell Alice she is going to go to college in the fall?

4. Where was the first prison located where Jacob Sluiter was interred?

5. What is the story about that scares Tracy on her first night at Camp Emerson?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When and how was the Van Laar house, Self-Reliance built?

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

4. What is Louise's family life like?

5. Why does Alice want Barbara to attend Camp Emerson?

6. How was the Shattuck Township's volunteer fire brigade created?

7. Why does Carl think they should have called him and the Fire Brigade earlier after Bear disappears?

8. How did Louise get a job at Camp Emerson?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

In media res is the technique of beginning a story with a pivotal point or a situation that is the end to a series of events. How does Moore begin The God of the Woods using the technique of in media res? How does she plunge into the story without an explanation? How does beginning the story in the middle of the action affect the plot and affect readers?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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