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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 "Queen's Head"?

2. Whom does Willy go to see for help?

3. What is the young boy who offers Willy a ride carrying?

4. What is the woman like whom Willy and Horace first encounter in Canvas Town?

5. Where does Willy find Uncle Jack?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Willy get a letter written to her aunt Betsy?

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

3. What does Willy learn about her mother's last three years?

4. How does Willy plan to get her letter delivered to her aunt Betsy?

5. What does Willy have to decide about seeing her mother, and why might it be dangerous?

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

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

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

9. How does Horace suggest Willy get into New York City?

10. How does Willy end up telling Mr. Fraunces the entire truth about herself?

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. 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

Willy Freeman is only thirteen when she witnesses her father brutally killed. She travels to New York in search of her mother. Discuss the following:

1. Does it seem possible that Willy could have done everything she does at her age? Explain using examples.

2. Do you think the children of Willy's age were more mature and independent then as compared to the children of the present? Why or why not? Use examples of Willy's actions from the text and compare how you think the typical thirteen year old would respond to the same situation today.

3. Does it seem possible that Horace could have done everything he does at his age? Explain using examples.

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