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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 are the names of Harriet's brothers that Hiram meets in Chapter 24?

2. How long does it take to interview the passengers in Chapter 26?

3. In Chapter 23 as Hiram and Harriet travel by conduction, what is the name of the boy that Hiram sees wrapped in green mist?

4. Who does Harriet ask Hiram to write a letter to in Chapter 23?

5. What color light does Hiram see come from Harriet in Chapter 23?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 27, where does Kessiah say that her mother can go if she is freed?

2. What story does Sophia tell Hiram about water dancing in Chapter 32?

3. What does Harriet say about memory and Conduction in Chapter 23?

4. Who is John Tubman?

5. In Chapter 24, why does Hiram have to reveal himself to Mary, Robert's wife?

6. In Chapter 26, when do Hiram, Harriet, and the others arrive in Philadelphia and what do they do when they arrive?

7. In Chapter 31, why does Corrine say that Sophia and Hiram do not need to worry about Sophia being sold?

8. In Chapter 22, why does Corrine say that Hiram is not responsible for Bland's death and Lydia's capture?

9. Why can Pop Ross honestly say that he has not seen Harriet, Hiram, or any of the others?

10. What does Hiram find in Freetown in Chapter 27?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Corrine asks Hiram to return to Virginia. Does Hiram have a choice? What do others tell him about the decision he has to make? How does he consider that advice? Why does he decide to return?

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

The point of view in a novel determines how readers view characters and events. What is the point of view in the novel?

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