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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 does Willy do when she feels guilty for spending her money foolishly?

2. What is a Canvas Town?

3. For whom does Willy say she works?

4. What does Horace say when Willy tells him goodbye?

5. Where does Horace suggest they get a meal?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Canvas Town.

2. How does Willy feel about what Mr. Goodrich tells her?

3. What is happening about peace talks starting in April of 1782?

4. What does Mr. Goodrich want when he asks for Willy in the tavern one day?

5. How do the British treat the American prisoners who are disembarking from the prison ships?

6. Why does Mr. Fraunces send Willy to the dock in April?

7. What is Willy trying to decide in the search for her mother?

8. Why does Willy want to go to Canvas Town and how does she trick Horace in going with her?

9. How does Willy get into an uncomfortable situation with Horace because he thinks she is a boy?

10. Describe the scene in the courthouse when Willy goes up before the judge.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Characters are an integral and important part of almost all novels. Discuss the following:

1. Compare/contrast the characters of Willy Freeman from the beginning of the book to who she is at the end of the book. How are they similar? How are they different? Which character do you like more? Be specific and give examples.

2. Compare/contrast the characters of Mr. Goodrich and Mr. Fraunces. How do they seem different? Which do you like more? Why? Which one seems more of a well-rounded character?

3. Thoroughly analyze how three of the secondary characters in War Comes to Willy Freeman help drive the plot and what their contribution is to the storyline. Are any of the secondary characters unnecessary? Indispensable? Which of the secondary characters are likable? Which are either unlikable or even despicable? Be specific and give examples.

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

War Comes to Willy Freeman is set during the time of the American Revolutionary War in the Northeast of what will later become the United States. Discuss the following:

1. Research and write an informative essay about the highlights of the American Revolutionary War, particularly along the Eastern seaboard from Connecticut to New York City. What are the major battles that take place there? Was there a battle that took place near Stratford, Connecticut?

2. Compare/Contrast the differences between the British fighting techniques and the American fighting techniques during the American Revolutionary War. What are some of the contributing factors to the Americans winning the war?

3. Research and write an informative essay on the treatment of prisoners during the American Revolutionary War by both the Americans and the British. How did they differ? How were they alike? Would the treatment have violated the Geneva Convention if it had been in force at that time? Was the treatment moral? Humane?

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