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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. How old was Hiram when his mother was taken and sold?

2. In Chapter 13, what does Hiram hear?

3. In Chapter 12, what does Hiram smell?

4. Where does Hiram find himself when he wakes and is able to move in Chapter 5?

5. What does Sophia say in Chapter 7 that Helen once saved her from?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was strange about Hiram when he was a child?

3. In Chapter 13, what is the sub-basement like where Hiram studies?

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

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

6. Why does Lucy follow John Parnell?

7. What does Hiram see in Chapter 1 when he is driving across a stone bridge?

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

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

10. In Chapter 3, what chores did Hiram begin doing when he went to the big house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Maynard is the legitimate son of Howell Walker. What type of person is Maynard? Why is he disrespected by people in his social class?

Essay Topic 3

Micajah Bland dies trying to free slaves. What does his life reveal about sacrifice and putting others first?

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