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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. How long after receiving the news that Pete was missing in action did Florry take Joel and Stella to Memphis for a long weekend?

2. When does the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans affirm the $100,000 wrongful death verdict?

3. What was awarded in the case in Chapter 39?

4. In Chapter 41, when do Joel and Wilbanks file the appeal of the jury's verdict in federal court?

5. At the time of Bell's death, what salary was he being paid by the Methodist church of Clanton?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 35, where did Pete begin healing in the United States?

2. In Chapter 33, how were Japanese planes destroyed?

3. In Chapter 36, how is Liza being treated at Whitfield?

4. How and when did Liza and the family learn that Pete was missing in action?

5. Who commanded the West Luzon Resistance Force?

6. Why did the Japanese hate the American prisoners so badly?

7. In Chapter 40, what information does Nineva give Joel about Liza and Dexter Bell?

8. What happens when Liza's body is found?

9. What mission did Pete and other guerrillas complete in Chapter 32?

10. What was the truth about Liza's affair?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Genre is a way to classify literature into a category. What is the genre of the novel and why?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the treatment of blacks in the novel; how do they experience segregation and racism? What role does racism play in the plot?

Essay Topic 3

The point of view that an author uses in a novel determines how readers view events and characters. What is the point of view of The Reckoning? How does that point of view affect how readers view events and characters?

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