The Water Dancer Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Ta-Nehisi Coates
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 133 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Water Dancer Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Ta-Nehisi Coates
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 133 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. At the end of Chapter 6, what do Sophia and Hiram drink?

2. In Chapter 9, where do Ryland's Hounds chain Hiram and Sophia?

3. When Hiram returns to the Warrens in Chapter 5, who is talking to Sophia?

4. In Chapter 15, when Hiram leaves how long has he been at Bryceton?

5. In Chapter 13, what does Hiram hear?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 7, why does Sophia want to escape slavery?

3. In Chapter 14, what does Hiram need to do for Corrine to admit him into the secrets of the Underground?

4. What happens when Hiram and Sophia meet Georgie in Chapter 8?

5. In Chapter 12, what does Hiram see when he wakes?

6. In Chapter 1, what happens to Hiram and Maynard when the bridge breaks and they fall into the river?

7. What are Hiram's days like in Chapter 10?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lydia faces difficulties head-on in the novel; Robert tries to run from them. What difficulties do Lydia and Robert face in the novel? How do they handle these difficulties? What is revealed about handling difficulties from the way that they handle the problems they face?

Essay Topic 2

Hiram is caught and jailed when he tries to escape. What punishments does Hiram receive after he is caught? In what way are the punishments he receives unjust? Why does he not receive justice?

Essay Topic 3

Most of the characters in the novel are in bondage. What are the lives of slaves like? In what way is the treatment they receive inhumane?

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