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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. What are the invading soldiers trying to spread as they enter the town?

2. What is the name of the town in the book?

3. Why does Alex say he should not have been ordered by the soldiers?

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

5. Who does the Mayor confide in before the trial?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Annie do when she gets mad at some soldiers?

4. What does Annie say will happen if Alex is killed?

5. What does Tonder think of Prackle's pin-up?

6. What does Tonder dream about when Christmas rolls around?

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

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

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

10. Why does the Mayor say he feels like he is in a balancing act between the soldiers and the town?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Friendship is another strong theme throughout the book. Where are some places that this theme appears, and how do the characters touched by it react? How do certain friendships change over the course of the book, and what causes these changes?

Essay Topic 2

Personal identity was one of the main themes in this book. Where did this theme appear, and how did its inclusion in the novel shape the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

The characters in this book all had their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affected the characters around them.

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