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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Caleb meet when he goes to visit his friend in town in Chapter 9?
(a) John Smith.
(b) Richard.
(c) Henry.
(d) Wade Webler.

2. Who does George remember fondly from his youth?
(a) Henry.
(b) James.
(c) Jane.
(d) Taffy.

3. What state do the Walkers live in?
(a) Missouri.
(b) California.
(c) Virginia.
(d) Georgia.

4. Who does Isabelle eat with after she storms out of the party in Chapter 9?
(a) Helen and Jane.
(b) Mildred.
(c) John and Henry.
(d) Caleb, George, Prentiss, and Landry.

5. What does Landry identify with in Isabelle?
(a) Her prayer.
(b) Her pain.
(c) Her singing.
(d) Her work ethic.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Landry and Prentiss come to the Walker house in Chapter 6?

2. Who is the overseer at Ted Morton's farm?

3. How does August get out of the war?

4. What does Landry make for Isabelle?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 1, what does George say he is looking for?

2. Why are Prentiss and Landry in the woods on George's land?

3. What shock do George and Isabelle receive in the beginning of Part II?

4. Why is Caleb ashamed of his war service?

5. What happens to Prentiss's and Landry's mother?

6. Why do the townspeople turn against George after he begins employing Prentiss and Landry?

7. Why is August mad at Caleb in Chapter 8?

8. Why did Caleb sign up to serve in the war in the first place?

9. Why did the soldiers cut Caleb's face?

10. What did Landry once try to take from Isabelle's clothesline, and how does Isabelle respond?

(see the answer keys)

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