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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Pa states that if you hear someone wanting to get back to Africa, what should you think?

2. What does Trumper discover in America that is of great importance to him?

3. What happens to the landlord's daughter?

4. Why does the shoemaker begin to cry in front of his friends?

5. What is it that Pa says people have a way of not remembering?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does the head teacher whip the boy with such vehemence in Chapter 3? Is this action within his nature and true to his character? How does he feel after the whipping? Is there any remorse on his part?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the overseers and the villagers. Include actions and beliefs of both groups.

Essay Topic 3

The overseer tries to disrupt the open-air meeting to "arrest" the boys in Chapter 7.

Who does the overseer really represent?

Why does the author have the boys "saved" by the preacher?

Consider the role of religion in the village when you form you answers.

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