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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 30, when do Sophia and Hiram plan to do the laundry for Thena?

2. in Chapter 31, when does Nathaniel return?

3. In Chapter 28, what color are Sophia's daughter's eyes?

4. In Chapter 27, where does Kessiah say that she has a place for her mother?

5. Who is Kessiah's mother?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What agreement did Mary Bronson have with her old master?

4. In Chapter 17, how is Hiram freed from man-catchers?

5. What is Conduction like for Hiram in Chapter 17?

6. Why does Hiram's father say that Maynard was not prepared to be master of Lockless?

7. Why was Lydia whipped a few days before she married Otha?

8. Who is Kessiah?

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

10. What happens when Nathaniel summons Sophia in Chapter 31?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Hiram is a different person after he runs from freedom. In what way does Hiram experience a metamorphosis in his life? In what way does he become a new man?

Essay Topic 3

When family members are taken from slaves, like Hiram, they often form new family units. Why do slaves form new family units when their family members are taken from them? Why is family so important to slaves?

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