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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 38, what did the people in the teepee offer to feed Odie?

2. What was Sister Eve wearing in Chapter 24?

3. How long did Albert think they had been gone from Lincoln school in Chapter 37?

4. How old was Sister Eve when she got her scar?

5. What was the name of a boy healed at a revival in Chapter 23?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Sister Eve persuade Albert and Mose to join the crusade?

2. How did Sister Eve help the communities where she brought the crusade?

3. What did Mr. Schofield say about farming in Chapter 43?

4. What was the Federal Kidnapping Act or the Lindberg Law?

5. What work did Mose and Albert do for the crusade?

6. What did Odie see in Mankato in Chapter 38?

7. Why did Albert want to go to St. Louis?

8. Why did the boys and Emmy have to leave the crusade?

9. Who were the Schofields?

10. What did the boys and Emmy see when they were camped near Le Sueur?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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