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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. In Chapter 3, how old was Howell Walker?

2. In Chapter 13, after Hiram studies with Mr. Fields, how much time does he have daily to study on his own?

3. In Chapter 5, how long does Hiram straddle the line between life and death?

4. Who does Sophia say was her man's name when she lived in Carolina?

5. In Chapter 7, what piece of furniture does Hiram work on?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Howell Walker tell Hiram to do at the end of Chapter 3?

2. In Chapter 15, how does Hiram know that he has used Conduction?

3. When Hawkins introduces Hiram in Chapter 15, what does he say about Hiram?

4. At the races in Chapter 4, where was Maynard's place and why was it humilitating?

5. What did Hiram see and hear at the end of Chapter 4 when he neared the river Goose?

6. In Chapter 4, how did Hiram feel as he walked up the back staircase of Lockless?

7. In Chapter 9, how do Hiram and Sophia spend their first night in the hands of Ryland's Hounds?

8. Why does Thena say that the Walkers come in Chapter 6?

9. Why did Hiram go to stay with Thena when his mother was sold and why?

10. What was Sophia's relationship with Helen in Carolina?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Corrine decides that Georgie Parks must be destroyed. How do Corrine and the others plan to destroy Georgie? Why does Hiram protest? How does Corrine convince him to go along with the plan? What does the author communicate about the morality of revenge?

Essay Topic 2

A flashback relates information about events that happened before the times mentioned in the novel. How are flashbacks used in The Water Dancer? How do flashbacks provide information about what has happened before the novel begins?

Essay Topic 3

Sophia and Helen grew up together. Why did both Sophia and Helen go to live with Nathaniel when Helen married Nathaniel? What was the relationship between the three of them? Why did the relationship cause Sophia to feel guilty?

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