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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. Who killed himself when Mayor Prentiss decided to burn all the books?

2. At the end of Chapter 13, what type of weapon is pointed at Todd and Viola?

3. In Chapter 4, what does Cillian do before he goes out the door?

4. In Chapter 5, who wrote the book that Ben gives Todd?

5. In Chapter 16, how many years have the current settlers been on the New World?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 7, what does Todd see and how does it know what it is?

2. In Chapter 5, why did Ben and Cillian not take Todd away sooner?

3. How do Todd and Viola meet Hildy, and what does she offer them?

4. In Chapter 10, how does the girl start a fire?

5. In Chapter 6, what does Todd think when he hears sounds from the farm?

6. How does Todd feel when he is out of the town in Chapter 2?

7. What do Todd and Manchee discover when they are in the swamp in Chapter 1?

8. Why does Todd try to run with the girl in Chapter 7?

9. What does Todd remember about education in Prentisstown?

10. In Chapter 9, where does the girl take Todd and Manchee?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Aaron fights Todd in Chapter 8, he tells him that he is a coward. Why does Aaron tell Todd he is a coward? Is Todd a coward?

Essay Topic 2

How could The Knife of Never Letting Go be considered a coming of age novel?

Essay Topic 3

Conflicts between characters are often caused by a problem. What are some conflicts that occur in the novel? Are the conflicts in the book mostly man vs. man, man vs. nature, or man vs. self? Are they internal or external conflicts?

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