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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 24, what does Kya call one of the gulls?
2. In Chapter 36, how old is the sheriff?
3. In Chapter 23, what does Kya have for supper?
4. In Chapter 27, when does Chase return?
5. In Chapter 47, when did the sheriff ask the U.S. Forest Service to fix the grates on the fire tower?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 48, how does Kya make her trip to Greenville and what does she take with her?
2. In Chapter 27, what is the motel room like that Chase takes Kya to in Asheville?
3. In Chapter 42, what is the county jail like?
4. In Chapter 26, what is Tate doing when Kya sees him?
5. In Chapter 41, why does Kya decide not to tell anyone that Chase attacked her?
6. In Chapter 46, what feelings does Kya have about meeting her editor, Robert Foster?
7. In Chapter 36, how does the sheriff find a motive for Kya to have killed Chase?
8. In Chapters 28, what does Hal Miller, a shrimper, tell the sheriff and his deputy?
9. In Chapter 29, what does Kya read in the newspaper?
10. In Chapter 33, what news does Jodie tell Kya and what does he bring her?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
All her life Kya experiences prejudice. What prejudice does Kya endure? How does the prejudice affect her life? How and why does the trial increase and then lessen the prejudice that people feel toward Kya?
Essay Topic 2
Kya’s mother leaves when Kya is six. What conflicting emotions does Kya have regarding her mother? How does Kya’s relationship with Chase, help Kya begin to understand her mother? How does she learn to empathize with her mother?
Essay Topic 3
In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the story line? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?
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