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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 happens to the soldiers that are sent home?

2. What is Mrs. Morden's house being used by the Mayor for?

3. How does Tonder describe Mrs. Morden when he stops by her house?

4. What does the Mayor say the people were fighting for?

5. What injury does Correll have when the packages are sent?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Loft show his naievte?

2. What punishment does Loft create for insubordinate mine workers?

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

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

5. Why can the soldiers not punish the mine workers by withholding food?

6. What makes the soldiers so miserable during the winter?

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

8. What does the Mayor say to his wife before his execution?

9. What did Correll do after sustaining his injury?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Winter and the Mayor are two very similar people, and yet they have some very notable and important differences. Using the text to cite some support and, write a compare/contrast essay about these two characters

Essay Topic 2

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 3

The town and country in this book were not ever named. Why do you think the author chose to withhold this information, and how did it change the feeling of the narrative.

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