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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 many lieutenants are on the panel to judge Alex?

2. What kind of weapons does the Mayor have?

3. What does the Mayor say will follow Alex's example?

4. What does Loft know more about than most Generals?

5. How is the murderer executed?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Annie get a huge reputation in the town?

2. How does the narrator describe Loft?

3. How does Lanser view his men, and why?

4. Why does Winter think the soldiers are having a public trial for Alexander?

5. What are Lanser and Mayor Orden supposed to be symbolizing in this narrative?

6. What does Joseph say to cheer up Annie before the trial?

7. How does the Mayor say Lanser broke the law?

8. How does Lanser say he knows something bad is coming before the trial?

9. What does Lanser beg the Mayor to do when he first invades the town and why?

10. How does Lanser request his meeting with the Mayor?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Despair was a theme that was placed in a number of sensitive places in this plot. What are some of these places, and what role did despair play in this book?

Essay Topic 2

Sacrifice was a theme that was very prevalent in this book. Who were the characters most affected by this theme, and how did they allow sacrifice to change their lives?

Essay Topic 3

What role does symbolism play in the story and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

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