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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 Mr. Hall's position on runaway slaves?

2. What frightens Catherine in the woods one day?

3. To what does Mr. Holt agree?

4. Catherine believes that _____________ has taken the item from the storeroom?

5. Why does Asa continue to take punishment for something he did not do?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author use a flashback to give a glimpse into the Halls' life before Mrs. Hall died?

2. What is Asa's complaint regarding math studies at school?

3. What memories and feelings are stirred up as Matty turns 8?

4. What incident regarding some boys and the thin ice does Catherine tell her father and what is his response?

5. Uncle Jack and Mr. Hall are both against slavery but have different views on how to address it. What are their conflicting views on a solution?

6. How does Mr. Holt's style of teaching put him in trouble with the townspeople?

7. What does Catherine tell about her life as she begins her journal?

8. How is Mr. Hall's crafting of a chair an element of foreshadowing for the story?

9. What changes must Mr. Holt make in order to appease the townspeople related to his moral teachings?

10. How does the Hall family spend its first Thanksgiving since the death of Mrs. Hall?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a brief character study of Catherine. What does she look like? What are her positive personality traits? What are some of her negative characteristics? What are her hopes and fears? What motivates her--if anything--at this point in her life?

Essay Topic 2

The author uses more than one instance of irony in the book. Cite at least two examples you can identify in the play and note why they are examples of irony.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the discord between Uncle Jack and Mr. Hall on the topic of runaway slaves. What were their opposing positions? How does Catherine get caught between what she believes and what her father believes on the topic?

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