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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 novels has Faulkner published by Chapter 43?

2. In Chapter 32, how many Japanese were killed in Chapter 32 on Pete and Clay's first mission with the guerillas?

3. When does Florry say that Liza told Pete that she had a miscarriage?

4. In Chapter 43, how long has Rumbold had the case against the Bannings?

5. In Chapter 40, how long has Liza been at Whitfield?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 46, how does Liza escape from Whitfield?

2. What was the train trip like to O'Donnell?

3. When does Abbott Rumbold die, and what is said about him after his death?

4. Why did the Japanese hate the American prisoners so badly?

5. Why do Joel and Stella go back to school in Chapter 37?

6. In Chapter 36, how is Liza being treated at Whitfield?

7. What happens when Liza's body is found?

8. How did the guerrillas take out a bridge on the Zapote River in Chapter 34?

9. What settlement do Wilbanks and Joel propose in Chapter 38?

10. Where does Florry to decide to go in Chapter 48 and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Wilbanks wants to use an insanity plea in Pete’s defense. What has happened to Pete in the past that might have affected his mental health? Would it have been valid to plead insanity in Pete’s case? Why might Pete react the way he does to the idea of pleading insanity?

Essay Topic 2

The point of view that an author uses in a novel determines how readers view events and characters. What is the point of view of The Reckoning? How does that point of view affect how readers view events and characters?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the treatment of blacks in the novel; how do they experience segregation and racism? What role does racism play in the plot?

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