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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, what did Volz give Odie and the others before they left?

2. At the beginning of Chapter 13, how much money did Albert have in his pocket?

3. What did Odie paint before he left in Chapter 11?

4. In Chapter 20, where did Odie shoot Jack?

5. In Chapter 19, what type of tree did Mose, Odie, and Jack cut for the still?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What happened to Andrew Frost?

5. What story did Odie tell in Chapter 13, when Albert could not tell a lady in a store what he wanted?

6. In Chapter 17, what work did the boys do for the wild pig scarer?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Odie referred to God as a tornado. Why did Odie refer to God as a tornado? Did the experiences that Odie had change his view of God?

Essay Topic 2

Odie relied heavily on his brother Albert and was known to be a troublemaker. How did Odie’s experiences change him in the book? How did Odie mature and grow in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Analogies are used to compare an unfamiliar object or idea to a familiar one in an attempt to explain the unfamiliar. How does the author use analogies in the book? How do analogies help readers understand unfamiliar ideas in the book?

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