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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. Where does Brown think he sees danger looming at the beginning of the book?

2. How did Brown’s grandfather hurt a woman?

3. Who convinced Brown’s grandfather to hurt a woman?

4. What did Brown’s father help to burn down?

5. What is Brown afraid of encountering in the forest?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is holding Brown back from doing what the man in the forest wants him to?

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

4. How does Brown feel when he hears about the people in town who know the man in the forest?

5. Where is Brown going?

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

7. How does the man in the forest know Brown’s grandfather?

8. What did Brown’s father burn down?

9. Please describe the man in the forest.

10. Why is the man in the forest laughing at Brown?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Faith does not want Brown to leave at the beginning of the book. Why is this, and what does this foreshadow?

Essay Topic 2

This story is written in the short story format. Why do you think the author chose to present such an intricate story in this format?

Essay Topic 3

The man in the forest focuses a lot on his staff. What is the significance of this?

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