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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 57, what does Willa remember happened to her and Gredic the first night of their initiation as jaetters?

2. What is the padaran's name?

3. In Chapter 41, what does Nathaniel give Willa to eat?

4. In Chapter 35, what does Willa use to free a panther from a trap?

5. How many guards are dragging a screaming human girl in Chapter 56?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 33, what does a jay warn Willa is coming?

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

3. Why does Willa return to Dead Hollow in Chapter 56?

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

5. What does Willa do with the little tree?

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

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

8. What does Nathaniel tell Willa about his third building?

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

10. After spending time in the forest, what does Willa realize about Dead Hollow lair?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Willa can do magical things. How do Willa and her grandmother use magic? Why is magic important in their lives?

Essay Topic 2

Defamiliarization is a technique in literature where common things are presented in a different or unfamiliar way to present the world differently or from a different perspective. How is defamiliarization used in Willa of the Woods to show Willa’s world and perspective?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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