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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 is the title for Brown’s wife?

2. What is Brown asked before he leaves?

3. What does the man in the forest keep Brown from doing?

4. Why does the man in the forest tell Brown about his father and grandfather?

5. How does Brown describe what he is doing as he leaves his house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Faith ask of Brown?

2. What is Brown doing at the beginning of the book?

3. How does Brown feel when he meets with the man in the forest?

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

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

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

7. What strange illusion does Brown see while with the man in the forest?

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

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

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

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

Hyperbole is a literary device used a lot in this story. What are some examples of this and how does this affect the story line?

Essay Topic 3

There are some historical figures included in this book. Who are they, and what effect does this inclusion have on the plot?

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