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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. At the end of Chapter 7, who comes after Todd and the girl?

2. What do Ben, Cillian, and Todd grow on their farm?

3. In Chapter 11, what sound does Todd hear?

4. In Chapter 2, who is at the doctor's office when Todd walks by?

5. How high is the bridge Todd sees in Chapter 12 from the river?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What people does Todd see at the crash site of the ship in Chapter 9?

3. How does the girl blow up the bridge?

4. How does Todd feel when he sees kids?

5. What does Todd do after he hits Aaron with the rock in Chapter 8?

6. What does Todd see when Hildy takes him and Viola to Farbranch?

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

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

9. What does Todd tell Viola about his group of settlers?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and people?

Essay Topic 3

How do backstories provide insight into characters and events? What is the importance of backstories in the novel?

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