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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 surprised Laura about Ronsel?

2. What is Henry's father called?

3. What caused Laura to lie in bed for weeks?

4. How was Jamie most harmed during the war?

5. What does Henry think will help Jamie after the war?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jamie get arrested?

2. What surprise did Laura learn while visiting Memphis?

3. Why did Ronsel want to stay in Europe when the war was over?

4. How is Jamie comforted after making a fool of himself in town?

5. Why did Ronsel think he would be treated differently after returning from the war?

6. What happens to Laura while Mrs. Atwood threatens to kill someone?

7. What was Ronsel's main task during the war in Europe?

8. What does Florence sense in Ronsel when he comes home from the war?

9. Why did Laura visit Memphis?

10. What does Henry do when he first meets Ronsel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affected the course of the plot. Why might Jordan have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

What is the significance of the name of this book? How does the title, "Mudbound", come to play a part in the plot?

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