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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. Who is sent to retrieve all the packages dropped?

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

3. What does Tonder ask Mrs. Morden to do for him when he visits her house?

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

5. What is in a package that Hunter opened?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Tonder loses control?

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

3. How does Loft show his naievte?

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

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

6. What did Correll do after sustaining his injury?

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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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