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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. Where does Melissa live after her father is killed?

2. What color does Sarah dye all of her clothes after Jimmy dies?

3. What does Blue Horse do while Sarah is in labor?

4. What does Sarah suffer from most with her fifth pregnancy?

5. What does Sarah compare Jack's letters to?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Moses Smith try to do to Sarah, and how is he stopped?

2. What anonymous gift does Sarah receive in the mail?

3. What does Sarah find while preparing for her move to the fort?

4. What does Sarah make to sell in town?

5. What does Sarah first say Jack proposes, and why?

6. What helps Savannah to recover after her complicated labor?

7. How did Jack's mother die?

8. What happens when Sarah is approached by the brother of the man who threatened Melissa?

9. What does Jack say just before he dies?

10. What does Sarah think about while she waits for Jack to return on her wedding night?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Security and safety were two themes that were touched on a number of times throughout the course of this book. What are some of these instances, and how does this affect the characters in these scenes?

Essay Topic 2

Anger was a vice that reared its ugly head a number of times in this book. What are some examples of this, and how was Sarah's life altered because of these incidents?

Essay Topic 3

Each of Sarah's siblings had very different characteristics and personalities. What are the defining features of each of the siblings, and how did their individuality affect the course of the plot?

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