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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. Who does George go to see for legal and financial affairs?

2. What does Landry know about Prentiss?

3. What is George's wife holding when she tells him their son has died?

4. What war is just ending?

5. What does August tell Caleb about his impending marriage?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mr. Webler treat Caleb when he comes to visit August?

2. What does August tell Caleb about his impending marriage?

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

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

5. What does George ask Prentiss and Landry to help him with?

6. What business does George have with Ezra?

7. Why is Ted Morton mad at George in Part II?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is Landry so drawn to water - first Morton's fountain, and then the pond in the woods? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

When, why, and how does General Glass have a change of heart in the book? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

When, and why, does Isabelle feel that she and George may have failed in parenting Caleb, and what is George's response to her expressions of regret? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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