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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. When does Nathaniel tell Willa that humans brought bees from England?

2. How many rioters kill Lorcan with his own spear in Chapter 66?

3. In Chapter 48, what does Nathaniel roast over the fire?

4. In Chapter 73, how many loggers do Willa and the children see?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. When Nathaniel shows Willa how to write her name and her sister's name, what does she realize?

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

5. Where does Willa find Hialeah and Inali?

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

7. What information does Willa reveal about the padaran?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Willa and other clan members are always told, “There is no I, only we” (44). Why does the padaran frequently say there is no I, only we? Do the padaran and the clan embody that philosophy?

Essay Topic 2

Both Willa and Nathaniel have to survive grief and loss. How does being together help Willa and Nathaniel survive their grief and loss?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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