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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. In Part 7, how long has it been since Sam has seen Alice?

2. What state forest do Bando and Sam enter in Part 10?

3. What type of trees are in the Helderbergs?

4. What does Mrs. Strawberry always wear indoors and out?

5. Where is Bando going to call Zella?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Sam want to see goshawks?

2. What is the game On the Track?

3. Where does Mr. Van Sandtford tell Sam that Alice went?

4. How does Sam confirm that Alice is going to Rensselaerville Falls?

5. What do Sam and Bando have for their first lunch on the trail in Part 9?

6. Why doesn't Sam think that Alice will come to Manorkill Falls?

7. Where does Sam find Bando after he visits the farm?

8. Why does Zella say that Crystal is a good traveling companion for Alice?

9. How does Sam know they leave the Catskill Mountains and enter the Helderbergs?

10. What do pigs eat?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sam at first doesn't want to accept the tools his father leaves behind. Why does Sam decide to embrace change and use the tools?

Essay Topic 2

Sam and Alice's relationship change throughout the novel. How does their relationship change? Does it seem to become more of an equal relationship?

Essay Topic 3

Sam decides that Alice is playing a game with him. What makes Sam realize that Alice is playing a game with him and not looking for her own place? What clues have there been all along that Alice is playing a game?

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