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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 does Mrs. Morden make Tonder leave when he promises not to hurt her?

2. What does Tonder promise Mrs. Morden before leaving her house?

3. What color are the packages dropped around town?

4. Who is the only solider to not question the news from home?

5. What does Tonder do when he loses control?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Loft show his naievte?

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

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

4. What does Molly's comment to Tonder about sausages mean?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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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