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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 before Todd was born did his father die?

2. Who wakes Todd in Chapter 26?

3. Where is Manchee injured in Chapter 19?

4. What does Todd yell at the horse in Chapter 23?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who finds Todd and Manchee in Chapter 28, and how do they help Todd?

2. What does Todd think and feel at the beginning of Chapter 26?

3. What does Ben tell Todd about Noise in Chapter 36?

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

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

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

7. How do the men from Prentisstown look when they attack Farbranch?

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

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

10. In Chapter 31, what happens to Manchee?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Imagery is a literary device authors use to describe characters and the world they inhabit. Imagery involves using the five senses to describe characters, places, and things. How does the author use imagery to help readers imagine the world and characters the author has created?

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 and Viola are being chased by men from Prentisstown. What options do Todd and Viola have for eluding the men from Prentisstown? How do they use resourcefulness to elude the men?

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