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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 did Odie paint before he left in Chapter 11?

2. In Chapter 7, what were Albert and other boys painting with a new coat of whitewash?

3. Where did Mose get hit by the barrel of the wild pig scarer's gun in Chapter 15?

4. At Lincoln School, how often during a year did the students get a new pair of shoes?

5. At the end of Chapter 16, what did the boys get to eat?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Odie find in the woods by an old oak tree in Chapter 19?

2. Why did Mose not speak?

3. In the Prologue, what does Odie say about the story he is about to tell?

4. What happened to Andrew Frost?

5. What did DiMarco do to Odie when Odie stood up for Billy Red Sleeve?

6. In Chapter 19, what work did the boys do for the pig scarer?

7. What was painted on the water tower and who painted it in Chapter 7?

8. How did DiMarco die?

9. What did Odie find in the attic in Chapter 18?

10. In Chapter 14, how did Odie get shirts?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Odie thought that he killed two men in Part 1 and Part 2. Were the deaths self-defense? How did Odie feel about the deaths? Why did he feel that way?

Essay Topic 2

Colors are sometimes associated with mood. What color would you assign to represent the overall mood of the book? Would you choose a different color at certain points of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

What are some conflicts that occur in the novel? Are the conflicts in the book mostly man vs. man, man vs. nature, or man vs. self? Are they internal or external conflicts?

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