The Sweetness of Water Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Nathan Harris
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 110 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Sweetness of Water Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Nathan Harris
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Landry see at the pond?
(a) A chicken.
(b) A rare bird.
(c) A bear.
(d) Caleb and August having sex.

2. What does George's wife say to the man trying to steal the items from her clothesline?
(a) She will call the cops.
(b) He can take the socks if he pays for them.
(c) He can have all their clothes.
(d) He can take only one sock.

3. Where does George live?
(a) Henley.
(b) Charleston.
(c) Just outside of Old Ox.
(d) Richardston.

4. Who is Natasha Beddenfeld's mother?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Jane.
(c) Mildred.
(d) Winnie.

5. What does George learn about the way his son died?
(a) He was a deserter.
(b) He killed himself.
(c) He died in a car accident.
(d) He died of cancer.

6. Why does Caleb join the army in the first place?
(a) Because August joined.
(b) Because he needed the money.
(c) Because his father wanted him to.
(d) Because his mother wanted him to.

7. Who does George visit at the whorehouse regularly?
(a) Lucinda.
(b) Helen.
(c) Jane.
(d) Clementine.

8. In Chapter 11, why does George ask Prentiss and Landry to leave?
(a) He worries for their safety and his own family's safety.
(b) He runs out of money to pay them.
(c) He is dying.
(d) The work is not going well.

9. Who does George go to see for legal and financial affairs?
(a) James.
(b) Henry.
(c) Richard.
(d) Ezra.

10. Who tells George of his son's death?
(a) Ryan.
(b) Michael.
(c) August.
(d) Henry.

11. In Chapter 4, what happens to Old Ox twice in 50 years?
(a) It has blizzards.
(b) It burns down.
(c) It is hit by a tornado.
(d) It is flooded.

12. Who saves George from being hit by a racist man in Chapter 10?
(a) August.
(b) Caleb.
(c) One of Mildred's sons.
(d) Prentiss.

13. What does George want to plant on his farm?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Peanuts.
(c) Squash.
(d) Carrots.

14. In Chapter 4, what does George say he has decided to keep?
(a) His papers.
(b) His land.
(c) His desk.
(d) His ring.

15. In Chapter 9, why is Ted mad at George?
(a) For setting the fire.
(b) For taking his land.
(c) For having Prentiss and Landry working for him.
(d) For stealing his wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Prentiss and Landry sleep?

2. Whose idea is it for George to ask Caleb for help in the fields?

3. Who are the slaves who escaped from Ted Morton's?

4. What has George waited to tell his wife?

5. What does Landry identify with in Isabelle?

(see the answer keys)

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