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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 what village is the Fort located?

2. Why does Willy build a fire?

3. What does Willy say to the two black men?

4. What does Willy encounter as she is sailing toward New York?

5. Where is Freeman the cow kept?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Willy's entry into the fort.

2. Describe the first encounter between Willy and the Ivers.

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

4. What happens when a British soldier finds Willy?

5. Describe Willy's first meeting with her aunt Betsy.

6. Why are Jack and his family no longer slaves?

7. Who is Granny Hyde, and what does she tell Willy?

8. How does Willy escape the American raiding party?

9. Why does Willy end up staying in the fort during the fighting, and what does she do?

10. How does Willy get into the Fort?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss one of the following:

1. Thoroughly analyze how the setting informs the plot in War Comes to Willy Freeman.

2. Trace and analyze one major theme of War Comes to Willy Freeman. How is the theme represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?

3. Trace and analyze two secondary themes of War Comes to Willy Freeman. How are the themes represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the following:

1. Compare/contrast the relationship of the United States to England of today with that of the two countries (or almost to be country) then. Do you think forgiveness took time?

2. Many countries who have fought bitterly in the past have excellent relations today. Discuss two such countries and analyze how you think those two countries were able to do so.

3. There are some countries that have never been able to reconcile their differences no matter how much time passes. Discuss two such countries and why you think they are unable to do so.

4. Discuss someone with whom you have had a very difficult time in the past and are now on friendly terms with. What changed? How were you able to reconcile your differences? Are you glad you did?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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