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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 does Will call his secret hide-out?

2. Who is the next person to be capped when the book begins?

3. Why does Beanpole take Will off the course the map shows?

4. What does Will's father reprimand him for after Jack's capping?

5. What is the name of the celebration held nine days after the book begins?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the Schmad-Fair, and how it helps Will?

2. What does Will tell Henry as they are leaving the hut, and what is Henry's response?

3. What are the Black Ages?

4. What do the boys find in an underground tunnel in the ruined city?

5. How does Beanpole feel about his relatives and home city?

6. What did Jack once see in a ruined city?

7. What happens when Henry comes to live with Will?

8. What does Will think after meeting with Jack a few times after his capping?

9. What has Beanpole observed about people who get capped?

10. What does Will do when he finds a store full of watches?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the different stages of Will's relationship with Eloise, and how do these stages affect Will and the progression of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Ozymandias is a minor character whose presence makes a big difference in the plot. How does he accomplish this? What are some ways that his presence, however brief, alters the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if he had not been in the book at all?

Essay Topic 3

Friendship is a strong theme throughout the book. Where are some places that this theme appears, and how do the characters touched by it react? How do certain friendships change over the course of the book, and what causes these changes?

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