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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 is George making for breakfast for himself when he is interrupted by a visitor in Chapter 6?

2. What does Mrs. Beddenfeld borrow from Isabelle?

3. Who barely speaks in Chapter 1?

4. Where does George live?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Prentiss desperately want George to be quiet in the woods in Chapter 1?

2. Why does Landry stop speaking?

3. In Chapter 1, what terrible news has George just heard?

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

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

6. What business does George have with Ezra?

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

8. What does Landry see at the pond in Chapter 11?

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

10. What has George not told his wife Isabelle in Chapter 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Harris develop Landry's character, given that Landry almost never speaks? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Wade Webler's character change over the course of the novel? What finally makes Webler apologize, and how does Isabelle respond? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

How does the fire change Old Ox forever? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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