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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 Gary do when he realizes his wife is dead?

2. Which voice does Tak use to speak to Peter that finally gets a response?

3. Who tells Cammie to shoot Seth?

4. What doesn't happen when Cammie dies?

5. Who does Johnny ask to help with Ellie and Ralph?

Short Essay Questions

1. What surprises Tak the most about the way things turn out?

2. How does Seth play with his power wagons?

3. Describe Audrey's phone call in Chapter 9.

4. What does Seth do while Tak is watching "The Regulators"?

5. What does Cammie tell her boys before they leave?

6. What does Peter look like as he is described sitting in front of the television at the Wyler home?

7. What is Audrey referring to when she says that it is too early for any "movement" yet?

8. Why do Herb and Audrey not take Seth to the doctor for help?

9. What is significant about the year 1858?

10. For what has Tak used Peter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Seth's role in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Trace the theme of good versus evil through the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Who or what is Tak? How does he come to be in possession of Seth?

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