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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 do the Walkers have for dinner the night Caleb comes home?
2. Which of George's neighbors used to own slaves?
3. What does General Glass ask George to do?
4. Who is George's wife's best friend?
5. What was the name of the land where Prentiss and Landry used to work?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Mr. Webler treat Caleb when he comes to visit August?
2. Why do the townspeople turn against George after he begins employing Prentiss and Landry?
3. What does George ask Prentiss and Landry to help him with?
4. In Chapter 1, what does George say he is looking for?
5. Why is Ted Morton mad at George in Part II?
6. Why is Caleb ashamed of his war service?
7. Why are Prentiss and Landry suspicious of George's offer at first?
8. What does General Glass want George to do in Chapter 10?
9. Why are Prentiss and Landry in the woods on George's land?
10. What happens to Prentiss's and Landry's mother?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
George Walker is often described by other characters as a "difficult" man, but he is also a man of honor and integrity. Write an essay exploring Harris's development of George Walker's character.
Essay Topic 2
How does Harris set the tone and the reader's expectations for the novel with George's first interactions with Prentiss and Landry in Chapter 1? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
What eventually kills George Walker, both physically and in a more spiritual sense? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
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