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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 is the padran's spear made of?

2. What animals does Willa run into at the homesteader's barn in Chapter 4?

3. In Chapter 2, how many bills and coins does Willa take from a wallet?

4. Who does Willa's grandmother say came and hurt her in Chapter 26?

5. In Chapter 21, how do Gredic and the other jaetters explode when Willa outwits them?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 7, what do the wolves stop to watch and what do they do?

2. Why does the padaran tell Willa she has been brought before him in Chapter 19?

3. In Chapter 18, what does the padaran look like when he enters the Hall of the Padran?

4. What is Willa's grandmother like?

5. Why does Willa believe that the day-people will kill her if they catch her in Chapter 2?

6. How does Willa escape in Chapter 27?

7. What happens when Willa tries to cross the river in Chapter 5?

8. In Chapter 16, why is the clan restless?

9. Who spots Willa in front of the boy's cell and how does she get away in Chapter 13?

10. How does Willa avoid the current of the river in Chapter 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Faeran were a people of the forest and lived in harmony with the forest. Why are the Faeran no longer in harmony with the forest? How did the Faeren lose their heritage of the forest and its bounty?

Essay Topic 2

Both Willa and Nathaniel have to survive grief and loss. How does being together help Willa and Nathaniel survive their grief and loss?

Essay Topic 3

Willa and other clan members are always told, “There is no I, only we” (44). Why does the padaran frequently say there is no I, only we? Do the padaran and the clan embody that philosophy?

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