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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 news does Mrs. Hartridge share with Willie?
2. What does Willie discover about his mother in Chapter 18, "Recovery"?
3. What news is Carrie waiting impatiently at the gate to give Zach after his return from the sea?
4. What has become of Mrs. Beech?
5. What is Willie doing when George comes to fetch him to bring him to the first carol practice?
Short Essay Questions
1. What has Carrie asked of Mrs. Hartridge that is out of character for a girl of this period, and what might its effects be on the town of Weirwold.
2. At first, how does Zach's death affect Wiliie?
3. In Chapter 14, "New Beginnings," there are a few actual new beginnings. What are they, and what changes will they bring to the lives of the characters?
4. What does everyone at the rehearsal discover about Willie? How does this discovery affect him? How is this discovery not surprising?
5. How do the psychiatrist and Tom differ in their assessment of Willie's recovery needs?
6. What kind of a project does Miss Thorne and Geoffrey put together for the first day of school, and how does this project show that these two will make a good team of teachers?
7. What does Tom reveal for the first time in "The Show Must Go On"? Why does he reveal it and to whom?
8. Whose points of view are seen throughout Chapter 16, "The Search"? Explain what is seen by each.
9. How does the choir respond to Mr. Tom on his first night of organ playing for the carol service?
10. Chapter 18, is called "Recovery." Specifically, how does Willie begin to recover, and who helps him do so in this chapter?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explain the growth of the character of Tom from the beginning of the novel to the end.
Essay Topic 2
Though the reader is never told why Mrs. Beech commits suicide, one can infer as to why. Express your opinion as to why she did and support you answer with specific incidents from the novel.
Essay Topic 3
How does WWII personally affect Tom, Willie, Zach and Mrs. Hartridige? How are they changed by it?
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