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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 Chapter 19, what has Van Cleve eaten when he goes to the sheriff's office?

2. What does Sven sell to get money for a lawyer for Margery?

3. In Chapter 17, how many books do Fred and Alice manage to save?

4. What book is found by Clem McCullough's body?

5. In Chapter 25, who tells Verna that Margery is a good person even if she is not married?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 27, why does Margery decide to stay in Baileyville?

2. In Chapter 26, where does Alice go before the trial begins and what does she take with her?

3. What is Sven and Margery's wedding like?

4. When and why does Mrs. Brady visit Margery in the jail?

5. Why does the sheriff want to see the library records for six months?

6. How does Margery save William in Chapter 16?

7. What is closed on the first day of the trial?

8. What does the coroner's inquest find when McCullough's body is examined?

9. Who do Beth and Izzy save in Chapter 17?

10. What did Nancy Stone say that got Margery arrested?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Conflicts between characters are often caused by a problem. What are some conflicts that occur in the novel? Are the conflicts in the book mostly man vs. man, man vs. nature, or man vs. self? Are they internal or external conflicts?

Essay Topic 2

Alice and Fred begin to care for one another. Why does Fred ask Alice to observe fireflies with him? What do fireflies symbolize about their relationship?

Essay Topic 3

Margery is put on trial for McCullough’s death. Is she presumed to be innocent or guilty? How solid is the evidence that McCullough was murdered? Does it seem possible as the trial beings that Margery will receive a fair and just trial?

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