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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 drink every morning?

2. Where do Prentiss and Landry sleep?

3. Who does Caleb go to see in town?

4. Who does Caleb meet when he goes to visit his friend in town in Chapter 9?

5. Who is Isabelle's brother?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the townspeople turn against George after he begins employing Prentiss and Landry?

2. What does General Glass want George to do in Chapter 10?

3. In Chapter 1, what does George say he is looking for?

4. Why did Caleb sign up to serve in the war in the first place?

5. What has George not told his wife Isabelle in Chapter 1?

6. Why are Prentiss and Landry suspicious of George's offer at first?

7. What does August tell Caleb about his impending marriage?

8. What business does George have with Ezra?

9. What happens to Prentiss's and Landry's mother?

10. What did Landry once try to take from Isabelle's clothesline, and how does Isabelle respond?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Harris treat the topic of violence throughout this novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How are Black people generally treated in Georgia in the era of reconstruction, judging by Harris's descriptions in this novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Isabelle and Mildred have an unusual - and unusually close - relationship. Write an essay exploring Harris's development and descriptions of this friendship.

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