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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 Mr. Brewster offer to show Homer the secret of?

2. Who does Smelt call a Quaker fool?

3. What do Stink and Smelt want Homer to lie his way into?

4. What have Stink and Smelt built a shelter out of?

5. What does Homer say Tourmaline sounds like?

Short Essay Questions

1. Summarize chapter three.

2. How does Harold describe life working at the logging camp?

3. Why does Squint become angry with Homer in this section?

4. How does Mr. Brewster help the slaves?

5. How does Homer save Samuel's life in this section?

6. Summarize chapter nine.

7. How does Squint react to Harold pushing him over into the mud?

8. What does Homer know about people that go to war?

9. What does Homer overhear Squint and Corny talking about?

10. In what way does Homer show his naivety in this section?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the author's representation of Colonel Chamberlain.

1. How different is the author's representation of Colonel Chamberlain to how he is represented in the history books?

2. Why has the author represented him in this way? What effect does the author's representation have on the story?

Essay Topic 2

What does Philbrick say about slavery? How does he use the main characters to express his view?

Essay Topic 3

How accurate is Philbrick's representation of Colonel Chamberlain? How does he use the story and character to create his representation?

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