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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. Christy's example of personal cleanliness influences some of the older girls to imitate her and come to the mission to bathe, wash their hair, and what?

2. What type of pet is the Spencer family pet?

3. The mountain folks think that what is a sin?

4. What type of food is all over the piano?

5. What is the name of the girl with the speech impediment?

Short Essay Questions

1. What lesson does Christy learn about vanity on the first day of school?

2. Explain how David flounders where Aunt Polly Teague is concerned.

3. Explain how sewing buttons on a coat helped Christy to make progress with the children.

4. Describe the situation with the injured man in the Spencer cabin and why it upsets Christy.

5. What point does Miss Alice try to make to Christy about Christy's job in Cutter Gap?

6. Briefly describe Dr. MacNeill's family history.

7. Do you feel that Christy is more a teacher or a student and why?

8. What is the relationship between love and learning and how does Christy discover it?

9. What role does religion play in Christy's move to Cutter Gap?

10. Why is Christy so discouraged about her work with the children after a month?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

List five major differences between Christy's life in Asheville and her life in Cutter Gap. Then, explain whether or not, based on those differences, you feel that Christy should have stayed in Asheville, rather than ever coming to the Gap. What is the reasoning behind your decision?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the characters of Dr. MacNeill and David. In what ways are they alike? In what ways are they different? Also, explain, using examples from the story, which man seems like a better teacher or guide for Christy and why.

Essay Topic 3

The children of Cutter Gap are quite unique. They haven't had much of a proper education and have many idiosyncrasies. Answer the following questions about those children:

1. In what ways do the children of Cutter Gap have disadvantages?

2. In what ways do the children of Cutter Gap have advantages?

3. How do the children change throughout the book and are those changes good or bad?

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