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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 the Mayor say the people were fighting for?

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

3. What is wrong with the man put in charge of finding the packages?

4. What had to happen for the Mayor to be saved?

5. What does the Mayor want sent from England?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What did Correll do after sustaining his injury?

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

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

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

7. What do Tom and Will plan to do as they ecape, and why?

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

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

10. What happened to Tom and Will's brother?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Fear is a common theme in this book, presented a number of times by a number of characters. What are some of these instances, and how does fear affect the characters in the book?

Essay Topic 3

Belonging and security were two themes present in this book. Where did these themes appear, and which characters were most motivated by them?

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