View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Todd ask Viola to do at the end of Chapter 37?

2. In Chapter 29, what time of day is it at the beginning of the chapter?

3. How many steps do Todd and VIola have to get below a ridge when Aaron points his rifle in Chapter 40?

4. In Chapter 35, who decides to let Todd, Viola, and Ben go?

5. Where is Manchee injured after the fight with Sheriff Prentiss in Chapter 24?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 37, how do Viola and Todd get dinner?

2. Why did it take Viola a while to decide what settlement to stop in, and why did she choose Carbonel Downs?

3. In Chapter 34, who do Viola and Todd find by the river, and how do they find him?

4. What does Ben tell Todd about Noise in Chapter 36?

5. What does Todd think and feel at the beginning of Chapter 26?

6. Where are Todd and Viola in Chapter 32, and how have they been helped?

7. How do the men from Prentisstown look when they attack Farbranch?

8. Who comes out of the woods in Chapter 25, and what does he do to Viola and Todd?

9. How do Todd and Viola go through the town they encounter in Chapter 21?

10. How does Todd get away from Matthew in Chapter 19?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Todd does not know how to read. What type of education has Todd had? Why has the Mayor destroyed books and limited the education the boys like Todd could have?

Essay Topic 2

A theme in the novel is never giving up. How does the author use Todd and Viola’s experiences to demonstrate the importance of never giving up?

Essay Topic 3

Imagery is a literary device authors use to describe characters and the world they inhabit. Imagery involves using the five senses to describe characters, places, and things. How does the author use imagery to help readers imagine the world and characters the author has created?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 829 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample