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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 is the "Greta Mob"?

2. How does this section end?

3. What does Aaron Skilling do to Joe?

4. What does the government do with these requests?

5. Why can Ned not find a printer?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Ned's letter-writing?

2. What is ironic about what happens to both Ellen and Uncle James?

3. What is significant about Ned's last words?

4. What do the police do to the women and children?

5. What happens to Ned when he thanks the man who admits Ned did not steal his horse?

6. What do Dan, Joe, and Ned do?

7. What happens to Ned's accounts of the true story?

8. How does Thomas Crunow betray the gang?

9. Where do Ned and his friends prepare for the fight?

10. How does Wild Wright assist the gang?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ned finally gives up on writing letters.

Part 1) Why does he give up?

Part 2) What does this show about his character?

Part 3) How do his last words reflect this attitude?

Essay Topic 2

Those with power frequently take advantage of the poor.

Part 1) Give examples from the text.

Part 2) How do the poor handle the mistreatment?

Part 3) Compare those in power in the story to those in power today.

Essay Topic 3

Thomas Crunow betrays the gang.

Part 1) How does he betray them?

Part 2) How does he behave after this betrayal?

Part 3) How does his betrayal affect the gang?

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