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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. Who shows up at Louis' office who Louis finds difficult to talk to.
2. Where does Antonia say Griff is?
3. When does Antonia stop trying to bribe Calli to talk?
4. What does Calli say when she sees the adults?
5. What does Louis plan to do later?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Calli think about Mr. Wilson?
2. Who are a couple men the police are looking into?
3. What hat do Ben's thoughts reveal about the situation with Jason Meechum?
4. How does Antonia react when she sees Calli come out of the woods?
5. Where does Fielda decide to go and who volunteers to go with her?
6. What happens when Ben finds Griff, Calli and Petra?
7. What happens after Calli said her brother's name?
8. Why does Antonia feel okay about not going in the woods after Ben?
9. What is Calli's perspective of running for help and arriving to see Louis and her mom?
10. What occurs at the press conference that Martin, Fielda and Antonia go to?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
1. What is foreshadow? How many incidences of foreshadow are in The Weight of Silence? How does foreshadow contribute to a book's suspense?
2. Discuss an example of foreshadow in The Weight of Silence including why you believe it is foreshadow. Include examples from the book and your own life to illustrate your answer.
3. How do you think most people react to uncertainty in their lives? Use examples from The Weight of Silence and your own live to support your opinion.
Essay Topic 2
Calli's father has a drinking problem. He is moody as a result of this. When he's not drinking, he's a wonderful father, but when he is drinking Calli tries to stay away from him. The problem each day is that she never knows when she goes downstairs whether or not he is drinking alcohol. At the end of the chapter, the reader realizes that the father doesn't believe he really is Calli's father, and he's bitter about the fact.
1. Discuss what you think constitutes a drinking problem. Talk about symptoms, duration, behavior and changes in a person. Does Griff have a drinking problem according to what you define as a drinking problem? Use examples from you own life and the text to support your answer.
2. How do you think the inconsistency of Griff's behavior affects his family's life? Do you think it would be better if he was a bad father all the time rather than just when drinking? Why or why not? Use examples from you own life and the text to support your answer.
3. Do you think believing your wife has a child by another man is cause enough for drinking or is it only an excuse? Why or why not? Use examples from you own life and the text to support your answer.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss one of the following:
1. Thoroughly analyze how the setting informs the plot in The Weight of Silence.
2. Trace and analyze one major theme of The Weight of Silence. How is the theme represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?
3. Trace and analyze two secondary themes of The Weight of Silence. How are the themes represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?
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