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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 are the first type of berries Willa eats as she climbs the mountain in Chapter 30?

2. In Chapter 71, what animals does Willa see traveling along the river?

3. When Lorcan charges Willa with his spear in Chapter 65, into what does she transform the spear?

4. In Chapter 60, what is the name of the girl Willa releases?

5. In the Faeran language, how many words are there for the color green?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 63, why does Lorcan believe that Willa is dead?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What does Willa do with the little tree?

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

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

10. What physical pain does Willa feel when she remembers her grandmother's death?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Willa only takes half of what she might steal from a homesteader. Why does Willa only take half of what she might steal from a homesteader? Why does she leave a ring behind when she steals from Nathaniel? What does empathy have to do with how and what Willa steals?

Essay Topic 2

Willa believes that the padaran has betrayed her and the Faeran. Why and how does Willa believe that the padaran has betrayed her and the Faeran?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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