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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 35, where does a man have a purple birthmark?

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

3. In the note on the map, where did Ben tell Todd to go?

4. Who did Seb Mundy kill on his 13th birthday?

5. In Chapter 27, what does Manchee find to eat?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Manchee find to eat in Chapter 27, and why does Todd not eat any of it?

5. How do Todd and Viola go through the town they encounter in Chapter 21?

6. In Chapter 24, how does Viola stop Sheriff Prentiss?

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

8. What does Todd learn about his parents and himself when Viola reads from the journal in Chapter 38?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ben gives Todd his knife before he sends him away. Why does Ben give Todd his knife? What does the knife symbolize for both of them? How does the symbolism of the knife change over the course of the 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

Viola and Ben tell Todd to hope. Why do Viola and Ben both tell Todd to keep hoping? Why is it so important to hope? Why would losing hope negate the sacrifices of people who helped Todd?

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