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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Brown’s father help to burn something down?
(a) He lit the torch.
(b) He brought the wood.
(c) He tracked down the location.
(d) He stood on watch.

2. What word does Brown use repeatedly to describe the forest?
(a) Sinister.
(b) Strange.
(c) Gloomy.
(d) Dark.

3. How does Brown feel as he talks to the man in the forest?
(a) Angry.
(b) Hesitant.
(c) Relieved.
(d) Excited.

4. Who does the man in the forest remind the narrator of?
(a) A doctor.
(b) The Governor.
(c) The President.
(d) Brown’s father.

5. How does Brown worry he will feel when he leaves?
(a) Lonely.
(b) Betrayed.
(c) Afraid.
(d) Angry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Brown see dangling in the breeze from his wife?

2. When does Brown say he will be home?

3. Where did Brown’s grandfather live?

4. What time of day is Brown leaving?

5. Who is with the Browns at the beginning of the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the relationship between Brown and his wife like?

2. What does Brown admire about his wife as he leaves?

3. What does Faith ask of Brown?

4. How does the man in the forest know Brown’s father?

5. Please describe the man in the forest.

6. What does Brown say that makes the man in the forest laugh?

7. What is Brown chastised for by the man in the forest?

8. Why is Brown so afraid as he enters the forest?

9. What did Brown’s grandfather do to a woman?

10. Why does Brown say he should not be talking to the man in the forest?

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