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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 is Mrs. Morden doing when Annie comes by?

2. What does the Mayor call his predicament to his wife before his execution?

3. What season makes the soldiers feel isolated?

4. Who does Tonder shout at during the occupation?

5. How was one of Tom's brother's killed?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Tonder say he wants to visit with Molly?

2. Who does Lanser want to put in charge of gathering the packages, and why is he unavailable?

3. How does Loft show his naievte?

4. What causes the Mayor to feel ashamed before his execution?

5. How do some soldiers get sent home, and why do more soldiers not try this?

6. What happened to Tom and Will's brother?

7. What does Correll say will be done to create order in the town after the packages are dropped?

8. What do the miners do to slow the work in the mines?

9. What do Tom and Will plan to do as they ecape, and why?

10. What does Lanser plead with the Mayor to do before his execution, and what did this show?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Diversity was a major theme in this play as many different life-styles and ranks in society were involved. How was this theme shown in this book, and why do you think the author felt it was so important?

Essay Topic 2

The Mayor endures many different trials before the end of the book. What are some of these trials and what lessons does he learn through these experiences?

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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