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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Boon want to buy with a dollar?

2. To what city do Ike and Boon catch a train?

3. In addition to having the ugliest face Ike has ever seen, Boon has no _______________.

4. Ike thinks God wants man to care for the earth and __________________.

5. What does Ike's wife do in order to persuade him to move to the family farm?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Ike and his cousin, McCaslin. How are they different? How are they similar? What beliefs do they have in common and what beliefs separate them?

Essay Topic 2

Create a brief character study of Sam Fathers. What does he look like? What are his positive personality traits? What are some of his negative characteristics? What are his hopes and fears? What motivates him--if anything--at this point in his life?

Essay Topic 3

The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of man vs. nature. Identify at least two themes about man vs. nature in the book. Then cite an example to support each theme you name.

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