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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 document is Sarat's father hoping to obtain?

2. What kind of statue sits near the front door to Sarat's house?

3. What does Sarat do when Leonard's son pushes her?

4. What did the narrator collect when he was young?

5. Who escaped from the camp right before the massacre occurred?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Sarat's name come to be?

2. What is apricot gel?

3. How does Benjamin Chestnut, Sr., die?

4. What did Albert Gaines' father mean when he told his son to go into "blood work"?

5. What is the first food that Albert Gaines gives to Sarat and why is that significant?

6. What does Marcus Exum's dad say about the refugee camp?

7. What is wrong with the stars on the Southern flag?

8. Why is the Virginia Cavalier's killing of the colonel and theft of Northern supplies important?

9. What is the significance of the pet turtle, Cherylene Cee?

10. What is the reaction Gaines has after he catches up with Sarat after the massacre at Camp Patience?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the characters of Sarat and Dana.

Essay Topic 2

Create a chronological report of at least four ways that Sarat could be considered a victim of the war.

Essay Topic 3

Define the literary term "motif" and discuss how the motif of smell is used in at least four examples in the novel.

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