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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 does Amos want the church to buy with the money he leaves it?

2. Who gives Amos some land to use when he first gets to Jaffrey?

3. What is Amos told by the person who greets him when he gets to Jaffrey?

4. How does Amos describe his journey to Jaffrey with his family?

5. What is the name of the paper that declares Amos's freedom?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Amos spend his first summer in Jaffrey?

2. What do Violet and Ceylinda do after Polly's death?

3. Who first greets Amos when he gets to Jaffrey, and what is said?

4. Why does Amos feel he should listen to Violet's advice about not giving his money to Lois?

5. What happens that causes Amos to go home and write his will?

6. What does Amos tell Violet the morning after she hides his money?

7. What does Amos say to Violet when he gets back from his time on the mountain?

8. What does Amos use his saved money for after building a house on his farm?

9. What does Amos do when he hears that his wife had hidden his money?

10. What does Ceylinda do while Amos and Violet work during the first summer in Jaffrey?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Diversity is a major theme in this book as many different life-styles and ranks in society are involved. How is this theme shown in this book, and why do you think the author feels it is so important?

Essay Topic 2

Friendship is a strong theme throughout the book. Where are some places that this theme appears, and how do the characters touched by it react? How do certain friendships change over the course of the book, and what causes these changes?

Essay Topic 3

What are some of the forms of foreshadowing used in this book, and how do those moments affect the course of the plot?

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