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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 passage of the Bible would be read at the round house?

2. What does Angus find in the woods in Chapter 4?

3. What type of bike does Cappy ride?

4. What direction does Joe think his mother's attacker went to get matches?

5. In Chapter 4, who is the tallest?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what does Joe visualize that the attacker did?

2. What is Bazil's occupation?

3. What does Cappy give Joe after his mother is hurt?

4. How did the Indians get around the prohibition to not practice their religion before 1978?

5. What does Joe realize about judges and how does his father fit the stereotype?

6. What does Cappy look like?

7. What sound does Joe hear when he is at the round house?

8. How does Bazil describe the Larks?

9. What type of bike does Angus have?

10. Who is Whitey?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Round House could fit into several different genres. What are some of the genres that could categorize the novel? What is the most appropriate genre category and why?

Essay Topic 2

Characters struggle with internal and external conflicts. What is the main conflict in the novel? How do characters deal with that conflict? Is it more of an internal or external conflict? How does that conflict affect the plot and the storyline?

Essay Topic 3

At the beginning of the novel, Joe and his father remove saplings from the foundation of their house. Why do the saplings have to be removed? What do the saplings symbolize in Joe’s life and the life of his family? What is there in his life that has to be removed, just like the saplings?

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