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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. In Chapter 11, who took Odie and the others to the Frost farmstead?

2. What did a policeman call the wild pig scarer in Chapter 16?

3. In Chapter 12, what was the name of the Fremont County Sheriff?

4. Where did Odie and the others slept during a storm in Chapter 14?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 11, what did Odie do before they left?

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

3. At the end of Chapter 12, what did Emmy do in the night?

4. What did Odie make for Emmy in Chapter 14?

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

6. How did Odie and the others get his harmonica and Emmy before they left?

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

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

9. What happened to Andrew Frost?

10. Why did Mose not speak?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Justice has to do with fairness and doing the right thing. Who were some characters that were treated unjustly? Did they ever receive justice for how they were treated?

Essay Topic 2

Why did Odie think that Sister Eve was a liar? What role did appearances play in Odie's assumptions about Sister Eve?

Essay Topic 3

In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the story line? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

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