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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 53, how many lumbermen are cutting trees on Nathaniel's property?

2. In Chapter 29, what color light do the fireflies produce that Willa sees?

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

4. In Chapter 40, how many days has it been since Willa revealed herself to the man and his dog?

5. In Chapter 38, what does Willa do after the man who shot her sees her?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 37, what buildings are on the man's property who shot Willa, and what is the third building like?

2. How does Nathaniel say that the bees and clover came to America?

3. How are trees dying in Chapter 32?

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

5. Where does Nathaniel suggest that Willa sleep in Chapter 46, and how does she change where she sleeps?

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

7. What does Willa find in her old den after Gredic dies?

8. In Chapter 35, how does Willa help free a panther?

9. What does Willa know she needs to find in Chapter 36 in order to survive?

10. What information does Willa reveal about the padaran?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Willa returns to Dead Hollow for Iska knowing it may cost her. What does Willa realize it may cost her to return to Dead Hollow for Iska? Why does she return anyway?

Essay Topic 2

Metaphors and similes are figures of speech that are used to make comparisons between things. Metaphors seem to imply an equal comparison, while similes seem to imply a similarity between two things. Does Beatty use more metaphors or similes Willa of the Wood? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers comprehend concepts? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers make the writing more interesting?

Essay Topic 3

The Faeran were a people of the forest and lived in harmony with the forest. Why are the Faeran no longer in harmony with the forest? How did the Faeren lose their heritage of the forest and its bounty?

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