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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 happens to Prentiss's new pants?

2. In Chapter 21, where do Caleb and Prentiss go after the prison?

3. Who tries to stop Caleb from bursting in on the Weblers' meeting in Chapter 12?

4. In Chapter 12, what does George ask Caleb to do regarding Prentiss and Landry?

5. Why does Isabelle return to Clementine's in Chapter 19?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 12, what does Wade Webler do to Caleb when Caleb interrupts his meeting?

2. Where do Prentiss and Caleb go after Caleb breaks Prentiss out of jail?

3. In Chapter 20, who comes to see Prentiss and who does the person say she is?

4. What casket does Isabelle suggest getting for Landry?

5. Who does Caleb eventually confess the truth about Landry's killing to?

6. Whose idea is it to meet Caleb at the pond, and what do they do there?

7. In Chapter 19, what does Mildred tell Isabelle about George?

8. In Chapter 20, what seems to be sure to be Prentiss's fate?

9. In Chapter 21, where does Caleb go to get a horse and why?

10. In Chapter 19, why does Isabelle go back to Clementine's after leaving?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

When, and why, does Isabelle feel that she and George may have failed in parenting Caleb, and what is George's response to her expressions of regret? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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