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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. In Chapter 40, where do Viola and Todd try to hide?

2. Where is everyone going in Chapter 28?

3. Where is Aaron in Chapter 29?

4. In Chapter 25, what does the Spackle have to eat?

5. In Chapter 34, how long has it been since Ben went to Haven?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens after Mr. Prentiss Jr. shoots Viola?

2. What does Dr. Snow decide to do with Ben, Todd, and Viola, and why?

3. What settlement do Todd and Manchee find in Chapter 29, and how do they know it was not destroyed by the army?

4. Why did it take Viola a while to decide what settlement to stop in, and why did she choose Carbonel Downs?

5. In Chapter 41, how does Todd realize that boys become men in Prentisstown?

6. In Chapter 22, what do Todd and Viola see and hear, and how do they get through?

7. Who comes out of the woods in Chapter 25, and what does he do to Viola and Todd?

8. What do Todd and Viola find under the waterfall in Chapter 40?

9. In Chapter 37, how do Viola and Todd get dinner?

10. What music does Todd hear in Chapter 33, and why is it played?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Todd has to leave Prentisstown. How long have Ben and Killian known that Todd has to leave Prentisstown? Why did they not send him away sooner?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Todd kills a Spackle. What causes Todd to kill a Spackle? Why does he feel regret and remorse after the killing?

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