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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 13, how many blacks are in the dining room when Hiram arrives?

2. What was the name of the washerwoman Hiram thinks of as he is struggling in the river in Chapter 1?

3. In Chapter 2, what was the name of the butler who brought Hiram to the big house?

4. How many times in Chapter 12 does Corrine say that she and Hawkins have seen Hiram use Conduction?

5. What month was it in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 1, why did Hiram avoid a stone bridge?

2. In Chapter 7, what becomes Hiram's job and why?

3. What and who rescue Hiram at the end of Chapter 11?

4. When Hawkins introduces Hiram in Chapter 15, what does he say about Hiram?

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

6. What was strange about Hiram when he was a child?

7. What did Hiram see and hear at the end of Chapter 4 when he neared the river Goose?

8. In Chapter 5, where does Hiram find himself after falling in the river?

9. What happens when Hiram and Sophia meet Georgie in Chapter 8?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

The point of view in a novel determines how readers view characters and events. What is the point of view in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Most of the characters in the novel are in bondage. What are the lives of slaves like? In what way is the treatment they receive inhumane?

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