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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 happens to Prentiss's new pants?

2. Who sees where the keys are so Caleb can free Prentiss?

3. What does Hackstedde give Prentiss to eat?

4. Why does Isabelle return to Clementine's in Chapter 19?

5. Who is the man in Old Ox who is always asleep?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 17, why is George wary of Hackstedde?

2. What does August do to Landry when Landry discovers him and Caleb at the pond?

3. What does Prentiss tell George he plans to do with the information about who killed his brother?

4. In Chapter 19, why does Isabelle go to see Clementine?

5. In Chapter 12, what does Wade Webler do to Caleb when Caleb interrupts his meeting?

6. In Chapter 20, what seems to be sure to be Prentiss's fate?

7. In Chapter 20, what does Hackstedde do that annoys Prentiss?

8. Why does George insist on going with Prentiss and Caleb as they escape?

9. Who does George immediately think killed Landry?

10. In Chapter 21, where does Caleb go to get a horse and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How are Black people generally treated in Georgia in the era of reconstruction, judging by Harris's descriptions in this novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Isabelle and Mildred have an unusual - and unusually close - relationship. Write an essay exploring Harris's development and descriptions of this friendship.

Essay Topic 3

Prentiss has a complicated relationship with the Walkers from the first time he meets George. Write an essay explaining and exploring Harris's development of this relationship.

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