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

2. In Chapter 37, how long did it take Odie to walk to Mankato?

3. In Odie's story in Chapter 34, what did the witch send to attack the Vagabonds?

4. Who gave Sister Eve her scar?

5. When in Chapter 46, did a carved slab indicated that Sioux Indians were hanged in that area?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Odie remember about his father?

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

3. Why were Sioux Indians hanged in 1862?

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

5. In Chapter 41, who were the police looking for?

6. In Chapter 39, why did Maybeth say that she gave away her one dress?

7. What were Odie's thoughts at the end of Chapter 34?

8. What did the man who was sitting next to Odie at the crusade want, and how did Odie help?

9. Where was Albert bit by a rattlesnake, and why did he not die?

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

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

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

The boys and Emmy experienced kindness during their trip. Who were some people who were kind to them? How did these kindnesses make life more bearable?

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