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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. Where do Todd and Viola hide in Chapter 21 when they see men with horse-drawn carts?

2. Who does Todd think he sees and hears in a hallucination in Chapter 30?

3. How far is it to Haven from Farbranch?

4. What does Ben say has been driving Viola and Todd on their journey?

5. How long before Todd was born did the settlers land on New World?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who finds Todd and Manchee in Chapter 28, and how do they help Todd?

2. How does Todd feel about Manchee in Chapter 30?

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

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

5. What music does Todd hear in Chapter 33, and why is it played?

6. In Chapter 26, where does Todd have a knife in him, and why did it not kill him?

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

8. What happens when Sheriff Prentiss catches up with Todd and Viola in Chapter 23?

9. What does Todd see when he looks at Viola in Chapter 37?

10. In Chapter 31, what happens to Manchee?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A spoiler in literature is an element in a story that reveals plot elements. What are some titles of chapters? How do those titles indicate what will happen in a chapter? Are the chapter titles spoilers?

Essay Topic 2

Viola and Ben tell Todd to hope. Why do Viola and Ben both tell Todd to keep hoping? Why is it so important to hope? Why would losing hope negate the sacrifices of people who helped Todd?

Essay Topic 3

What is Noise in the novel, and how does it affect life on the planet?

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