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

2. What was another name that Jack mentioned to the policeman in Chapter 16?

3. In Chapter 12, how much money did Albert take to get food?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

The climax in a novel is the highest point of tension and a turning point. What is the climax of the novel and why is that incident the climax?

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