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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 Chapter 47, when did the sheriff ask the U.S. Forest Service to fix the grates on the fire tower?

2. In Chapter 40, what did Rodney Horn do before he retired?

3. In Chapter 28, who is said to be crazy enough to have pushed Chase off the fire tower?

4. In Chapter 48, how many days is Kya gone to Greenville?

5. In Chapter 35, what is the subject of the poem that Kya recites?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 42, what is the county jail like?

2. In Chapter 24, what does Kya see from the fire tower, and what does she think of the view?

3. In Chapter 33, what news does Jodie tell Kya and what does he bring her?

4. In Chapter 32, who is willing to give Kya an alibi and why?

5. In Chapter 41, why does Kya decide not to tell anyone that Chase attacked her?

6. In Chapter 47, what possible explanation does Kya's lawyer give for there being no footprints around Chase's body?

7. In Chapter 25, what does Patti Love say was missing from her son's effects, and where does she say the item came from?

8. In Chapter 36, how does the sheriff find a motive for Kya to have killed Chase?

9. In Chapter 23, what does Kya think when she meets Chase for a picnic?

10. In Chapter 31, how does Kya get the title to her land?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The majority of the scenes in the novel take place in a marsh in North Carolina. How does the author present the setting? What feelings or attitudes does the setting evoke for characters and readers? What role does the setting play in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Kya is acquitted of Chase’s death at a trial. Why was Kya very afraid of Chase and what he might do to her? How does Tate learn that Kya did kill Chase? Did Kya kill Chase in self-defense? How does the author imply that Kya was morally justified in killing Chase?

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 30, is in a dangerous situation, but that is not what causes her to be afraid. Why does Kya go out into the rough water and tides? How dangerous is her situation when a storm comes up? Why does she not fear the physical elements? What does she fear and why?

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