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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. What does Tonder not know about Mrs. Morden before coming to her house?

2. Who has the hardest time with depression of the soldiers?

3. What does Winters say the enemy has underestimated when he is under arrest?

4. What injury does Correll have when the packages are sent?

5. What does the Mayor say to Winters before his execution?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lanser plead with the Mayor to do before his execution, and what did this show?

2. How does Tonder feel when he finds out who Molly is, and what does he do about it?

3. What does Molly's comment to Tonder about sausages mean?

4. What did the Mayor have to do if he wanted to avoid being executed?

5. What do the miners do to slow the work in the mines?

6. Why doesCorrell say his arm is in a sling?

7. What makes the soldiers so miserable during the winter?

8. What do the townspeople do to make the soldiers weaker?

9. What does Correll say will be done to create order in the town after the packages are dropped?

10. What does the Mayor say to his wife before his execution?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What were some of the forms of foreshadowing used in this book, and how did those moments affect the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

The characters in this book all had their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affected the characters around them.

Essay Topic 3

Freedom was a key motivator to the people of this town. What were the people willing to do for their freedom, and how did this affect their relationship with each other?

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