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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. How old was Odie in 1932?

2. In Chapter 11, what did Volz give Odie and the others before they left?

3. Who was deaf in Odie and Albert's family?

4. In the Prologue, where does Odie O'Banion live?

5. In Chapter 3, how far was Mrs. Frost's property from Lincoln?

Short Essay Questions

1. What shoes did Odie have in Chapter 12 and why?

2. In Chapter 8, why did Odie go to the Frost farm?

3. Why was Odie thrown into the quiet room for the first time?

4. In Chapter 2, how does Odie think that the black snake happened to slither over Mrs. Brickman's foot?

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

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

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

8. What did the man Odie called the wild pig scarer do when he found the boys and Emmy?

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

10. In Chapter 13, how does Odie get three pairs of Red Wing Pershing boots for $15?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The children were mistreated at Lincoln Indian Training School. How were the children mistreated? Were the conditions and the treatment at the school inhumane?

Essay Topic 2

Jack was intimidating because he wore an eye patch and how he behaved. Why was Odie intimidated by Jack? What did Odie learn about Jack? Why did Odie fear Jack?

Essay Topic 3

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view used by the author. What is the point of view in the novel? How does it affect what readers know about characters and events?

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