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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Bob escape the city without further harm?

2. What is G. afraid of concerning other people?

3. What happens to a large merchant ship in the Barbados harbor?

4. What does the shoemaker say the author J.B. Priestly prophesied?

5. What words does G.'s mother use to feel better about not being able to provide him with a nicer place to live?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Based upon the words Pa speaks in his sleep in Chapter 10, who or what does he symbolize in the book? Why? Give concrete reasons for your decision.

Essay Topic 2

When G. goes to visit Pa in Chapter 12, they discuss all of the changes that have taken place in the village. Which of the many changes have the most significance to G.? Why?

Essay Topic 3

What are G.'s feeling about the pebble in Chapter 11? Can these feelings be related to anything or anywhere else in the book? Who or where and why?

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