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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 long after the incident with John Paul, does he send a letter asking for Louise's forgiveness?

2. By the time Captain LaRochelle holds his first meeting, how long has the search for Barbara been ongoing?

3. Whose fingerprints are on beer bottles found inside and outside the observer's cabin at the top of Hunt Mountain?

4. What are the only activities Alice is allowed at the Dunwitty Institute?

5. What carving is found during the search for Bear?

Short Essay Questions

1. What information does Judy provide Denny Hayes, and what does he think about the job she is doing?

2. Why is there so much work to be done before the Blackfly Good-by in 1975, and what work is being done?

3. Who comes to the Stoddard home late and why?

4. What information does Christopher share with Judy regarding the Survival Trip?

5. Why is Captain LaRochelle excited about the clue Judy provided about the freshly painted walls in Barbara's room?

6. What advice does Dr. Treadwell have for Carl after his attack?

7. Why does Judy decide to put out a BOLO for John Paul, and why does she not wait for Denny Hayes to return?

8. How does Barbara hurt herself?

9. Who is Mrs. Clute, and why is she working as a temporary cook at Self-Reliance?

10. What does the Adirondack Search and Rescue Team find at the cabin by the observer's tower?

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

Cliffhangers break the narrative at a moment of high tension, keeping readers engaged as they search for answers or a resolution. Twists usually emerge after a storyline seems to be settled. They expose that a key assumption was mistaken or was only partially true. How does Moore use cliffhangers and twists to create suspense and tension in The God of the Woods?

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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