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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 tree have the lumbermen cut when Nathaniel and Willa confront them in Chapter 53?

2. What does Willa remember doing with her sister in the wooded dells in Chapter 42?

3. In Chapter 39, what season is it?

4. For how many seconds does Lorcan listen for Willa's heart before he pronounces her dead at the end of Chapter 63?

5. In Chapter 31, how many Cherokee families does Willa see moving quickly and quietly through the forest?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do a band of Faeran treat Willa after the fire?

2. What does Willa realize when she studies the name Iskagua on the fourth cross in the meadow?

3. In what condition are Scout and Nathaniel after the fight with the lumbermen?

4. What does Willa find in the meadow in Chapter 47?

5. How does Gredic die?

6. In Chapter 39, where does Willa sleep?

7. In Chapter 43, what does Willa practice doing in a patch of ferns and vines?

8. What is Willa's encounter with the man like in Chapter 38?

9. Where does Willa find Hialeah and Inali?

10. What information does Willa reveal about the padaran?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Juxtaposition is a literary device used to compare and contrast things. How does Beatty use juxtaposition to compare and contrast the bears and Willa’s clan? How does juxtaposition help readers understand the problems with Willa’s clan?

Essay Topic 2

The Hall of Padaran used to be called the Hall of the Glittering Birds and was a place of grandeur. How is the hall rotting and decaying? How and why does it symbolize the clan?

Essay Topic 3

The padaran is the supreme leader of the clan. How would you describe the padaran and his role as leader of the clan? Does his leadership harm or help the clan?

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