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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. Whom does Willy mention when Mr. Fraunces questions her?

2. Where do the cooks send Willy for tarts or other sweets?

3. What does Horace say Willy needs to improve?

4. Where does Horace suggest they get a meal?

5. What does Willy realize about Horace as they are talking?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens that makes Willy hang up a horse blanket in her part of the loft where she sleeps?

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

3. How does Mr. Fraunces respond to what Willy tells him?

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

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

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

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

8. How long has Willy's father been dead, and how is Willy feeling about her life?

9. What does Willy learn from a woman to whom she speaks in Canvas Town?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

War Comes to Willy Freeman might be considered a tale of good versus evil. Discuss the following:

1. What does it mean for a story to be a tale of good versus evil?

2. Is any one person, group, or country all good or all evil?

3. Identify three characters you would label as good and explain, using examples, your reasoning.

4. Identify three characters you would label as evil and explain, using examples, your reasoning.

5. Do you think most people prefer good to triumph? Why?

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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