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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. How many years after Henri set the canoe with the violin to seek his brother, did Shamengwa find the violin?

2. In "Shamengwa," what job did Corwin have?

3. What instrument did Shamengwa play?

4. In "The Kindred," during what month did Billy talk to Marne and the children all night, slapping them to stay wake and urging them to stay ware?

5. At the end of "Shamengwa," how many fiddles did Judge Coutts learn that Shamengwa had had?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did John get caught for the kidnapping?

2. How was Corwin caught with Shemengwa's violin?

3. What sentence did Judge Coutts hand down when Corwin was caught with Shamengwa's violin?

4. How did Billy and Marn settle in at the farm in "The Daniels"?

5. How did Marn come to handle snakes?

6. In "The Daniels," what conversation did Billy and Marn's dad have?

7. How did Shamengwa learn to play the fiddle?

8. What happened after Shamengwa's father learned that he was playing the violin?

9. How did the fiddle come to Shamengwa?

10. In "The Garage," where was John Wildstrand living and working?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Marn is able to visualize pictures in her mind that seem as real as being there. When and why did Marn begin visualizing pictures in her mind? Why did she continue visualizing? Why were the pictures so important to her?

Essay Topic 2

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What points of view are used in The Plague of Doves? How do these points of view influence what readers know about events and characters? How does changing the point of view help readers connect with and understand characters?

Essay Topic 3

In The Plague of Doves, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the storyline? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

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