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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. How does Ty know Hewitt?

2. What are the settler's discussing in their meeting?

3. Why is Hewitt not with his parents after the attack?

4. Why does Ty say he has come to the meeting?

5. What does Ty tell Gemma to dress like?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Ty tries to follow the gang leader?

2. Where did the gang come from in the beginning?

3. Why does Ty decide to try and follow the gang leader?

4. How does Ty get away from Eel and Pretty?

5. How are the Topsider children educated?

6. What does Gemma tell Ty she is trying to do?

7. What does Ty do when he first gets to Hewitt's parent's homestead?

8. What is so strange about the setting of this book?

9. What happens to Ty as he is about to follow Jibby's advice?

10. Why does Gemma want Ty to take her to a saloon?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are Dark Gifts, and how did they shape this plot?

Essay Topic 2

Choosing sides was a theme that was presented in this book when the trial for Shade was presented. What are some of the examples of this theme appearing, and how did it affect the characters involved?

Essay Topic 3

What role does symbolism play in the story and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

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