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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. Who are Jordan and Lucy?

2. Who tells Willy she cannot stay with her aunt and uncle?

3. What suddenly frightens Willy as she is about to milk the cow?

4. What does Colonel Ledyard do that is not required of him?

5. Who is Colonel Ledyard?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Willy and her aunt Betsy discuss concerning New York?

2. What does Willy's father say about seeing the British ships in the bay?

3. How do the British treat the Americans after the Americans surrender?

4. How does Willy describe her memory of the day before the battle at Fort Griswold?

5. What are some of the choices Willy thinks about concerning what to do next?

6. What does Willy tell her aunt she wants to do, and how does the aunt respond?

7. What happens when a British soldier finds Willy?

8. How does Willy escape the American raiding party?

9. What is a daily chore Willy must perform, and why does her mother tell her to skip it that day?

10. How does the Freeman family obtain a cow, and what does it symbolize to Lucy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Titles often play a vital role in making a person decide to read a particular book. Discuss the following:

1. Fully explain why you think War Comes to Willy Freeman is titled as such. Do you think it is the best title for the book? Why or why not? Can you think of a better title? Why would you choose it?

2. How important is a title in influencing you to consider reading a book? Explain your answer.

3. Do you think a title needs to have direct relevance to a book's content? Explain your answer.

4. Have you ever read a book that when you finished, you do not understand the relevance of the title? Does it discourage you from "trusting" that particular author again?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the following:

1. What do you think are the characteristics of a successful novel?

2. Analyze and discuss War Comes to Willy Freeman based upon your criteria of a successful novel. Is War Comes to Willy Freeman a successful novel?

3. Do you think the criteria for a successful novel should be different if the novel is written for young teens rather than adults? Why or why not? Would most adults consider War Comes to Willy Freeman a successful novel? What about young teens?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the following:

1. Why do you think many (most?) people want what they perceive as a happy or good ending to a novel? Explain your opinion. Do you? Why or why not? Do you think War Comes to Willy Freeman ends on a happy note? Why or why not.

2. What are three reasons to read fiction? Discuss each one in light of War Comes to Willy Freeman and whether or not it fulfills all three, two or one of the reasons you mention. Give examples as to why War Comes to Willy Freeman is or is not successful in fulfilling the reasons you discuss.

3. Do you think reading solely for entertainment is as good a reason to read as any other? Why or why not? Can any work of fiction or non-fiction, no matter how poorly written, enlighten, teach, stimulate thought? Why or why not?

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