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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. Why do the Walkers' neighbors refuse to help George in Chapter 15?

2. How does the guard react when Caleb comes to free Prentiss?

3. What kind of coffin does Isabelle suggest for Landry?

4. What does Mildred tell Isabelle about George in Chapter 19?

5. In Chapter 19, who does Isabelle visit after traveling to the jail?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Prentiss want to bury Landry, and why?

2. In Chapter 19, why does Isabelle go back to Clementine's after leaving?

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

4. Who does Caleb eventually confess the truth about Landry's killing to?

5. What fantasy does Prentiss spin with Clementine in Chapter 20?

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

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

8. In Chapter 19, what does Mildred tell Isabelle about George?

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

10. What does General Glass ask Wade Webler for?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Harris set the tone and the reader's expectations for the novel with George's first interactions with Prentiss and Landry in Chapter 1? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

How does Harris treat the topic of violence throughout this novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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