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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 23, where does Sheriff Prentiss say that he shot Ben and Cillian?

2. In Chapter 39, what does Viola see when she looks at the river?

3. How much of a lead does Todd think the army has in Chapter 27?

4. What color are the Spackle's eyes in Chapter 25?

5. How far from Carbonel Downs is the army in Chapter 35?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 31, what happens to Manchee?

3. In Chapter 32, who is Jacob and what is he like?

4. In Chapter 34, who do Viola and Todd find by the river, and how do they find him?

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

6. How does Todd feel about Manchee in Chapter 30?

7. Where are Todd and Viola in Chapter 32, and how have they been helped?

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

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

10. How does Todd get away from Matthew in Chapter 19?

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

Cliffhangers are a literary device that leaves readers wondering what will happen next. How does the author use cliffhangers in the novel? How do cliffhangers create suspense in the book?

Essay Topic 3

Some of the men in Prentisstown kill the women there. Do Ben and Cillian kill the women of Prentisstown? Are they innocent or complicit in the murders?

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