The Water Dancer Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Ta-Nehisi Coates
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 133 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Water Dancer Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Ta-Nehisi Coates
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 133 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. in Chapter 4, what did Hiram give Georgie that he had carved for Georgie's son?

2. In Chapter 3, how long had Hiram been studying with Mr. Fields when he was given the job of being Maynard's manservant?

3. How many tasking folk is it said that Santi Bess walked into the Goose and reemerged on the other side of the sea?

4. How did Nathaniel's wife die?

5. Where does Hiram find himself when he wakes and is able to move in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 3, what chores did Hiram begin doing when he went to the big house?

2. What does Hiram realize that his father believes about what happened when he and Maynard fell in the river?

3. In Chapter 14, what does Hiram need to do for Corrine to admit him into the secrets of the Underground?

4. Why does Thena say that the Walkers come in Chapter 6?

5. What does Corrine tell Hiram about where he is and why he must trust her and the others in Chapter 12?

6. In Chapter 12, what does Hiram see when he wakes?

7. Where did Sophia live before Lockless and what did she have there?

8. At the races in Chapter 4, where was Maynard's place and why was it humilitating?

9. In Chapter 7, why does Sophia want to escape slavery?

10. In Chapter 13, what is the sub-basement like where Hiram studies?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lydia faces difficulties head-on in the novel; Robert tries to run from them. What difficulties do Lydia and Robert face in the novel? How do they handle these difficulties? What is revealed about handling difficulties from the way that they handle the problems they face?

Essay Topic 2

Setting in a novel is the place or places where the novel takes place. Are the settings in the novel neutral backgrounds not important to the novel or do the settings take on the role of a character? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Mood is an element an author uses to evoke feelings in readers through the use of descriptive language. What is the overall mood of the novel? How can colors be associated with mood? What color would you use to describe the overall mood in the novel?

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