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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. Why do the soldiers not venture out alone?

2. What does Lanser ask of the Mayor before his execution?

3. Who is sent to retrieve all the packages dropped?

4. What is the main punishment given to the miners?

5. Where does the Mayor kiss his wife before his execution?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the Mayor have to do if he wanted to avoid being executed?

2. How does Loft show his naievte?

3. What request does the Mayor make to the Anders brothers before they leave?

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

5. Who has the most success of gathering the packages sent by the air drops?

6. How could the people use the dynamite sent to them by the air drops?

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

8. What did Correll do after sustaining his injury?

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

10. How does Tonder feel when he finds out who Molly is, and what does he do about it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances affect that characters involved in those scenes?

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