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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 does Mrs. Morden tell Tonder was the cost of her companionship?

2. What causes soldiers to be sent home?

3. What gift does Annie bring to Mrs. Morden?

4. Who does the Mayor ask to comfort his wife before his execution?

5. What is Alex's wife's name?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What do the townspeople do to make the soldiers weaker?

3. Why does Winters say the enemy has underestimated his people?

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

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

6. Why does Annie get suspicious of Molly?

7. What happens when Tonder loses control?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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