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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. Chapter Thirty-eight starts with which of the following?

2. Which of the following does Beatryce note Edik smells of in Chapter Thirty-seven?

3. In Chapter Twenty-six, which of the following leads the way through the woods?

4. Which of the following does Edik note entering into the Chronicles of Sorrowing?

5. Which of the following does Edik recall his father bidding his mother let him do?

Short Essay Questions

1. Summarize Cannoc’s account of leaving the throne.

2. What does Edik recall his mother often telling him?

3. In Chapter Twenty-five, what justification does Jack give for lying to Cannoc?

4. What does Edik say in Chapter Thirty-six as he is confronted by the man with the knife?

5. In Chapter Twenty-five, what reason does Cannoc state is right for Beatryce and Jack to be afraid?

6. Of which promises is Beatryce reminded in Chapter Thirty-eight?

7. What does Edik hear in his father’s voice when he leaves the monastery?

8. Why does Edik note he cannot go backwards?

9. In Chapter Forty-two, what is posed as something that would have been good regarding Jack?

10. What does Jack recognize as a sign of his desire to learn to read at the beginning of Chapter Thirty-four?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explicate the significance of Edik’s name.

Essay Topic 2

Much is made of the blueness of the sky. How does DiCamillo present the color, how does that align with and deviate from typical associations with the color, what effect does that alignment / deviation have, and how is the effect achieved?

Essay Topic 3

Explicate the significance of Ehrengard’s true name.

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