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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was a baby wearing in a photograph Cletus shows Summer at the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) White gown.
(b) Yellow gown.
(c) Pink dress.
(d) Blue shirt and jeans.

2. What type of car did Ob drive when Summer moved to live with Ob and May?
(a) Catalina.
(b) Valiant.
(c) Chevelle.
(d) Impala.

3. Where does Joe Underwood work?
(a) Moving company.
(b) Machine shop.
(c) Factory.
(d) Grocery store.

4. What cover the earflaps on Cletus' hat?
(a) Corduroy.
(b) Fake fur.
(c) Denim.
(d) Plastic.

5. What special gift did May save for a long time to get for Ob?
(a) Plane saw.
(b) Cruise.
(c) New car.
(d) Router.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Ob tries to contact May, what analogy does Summer use to describe how Ob moves around?

2. What show did Cletus, Ob, and Summer watch the first time that Cletus showed them his pictures?

3. How many times did May let Ob or Summer down throughout the years they were together?

4. What was May doing when she died?

5. What bird passes over head after Ob talks about all the good things he can remember about May?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the old car that Ob sat in after May died.

2. What happened when Cletus died and then came back to life?

3. What does Cletus unload from his suitcase when they start their trip?

4. Describe the photograph that Cletus shows Summer at the beginning of Chapter 4.

5. Describe the whirligigs that Ob made.

6. What things does Ob remember about May in Chapter 5?

7. Who was the one person in Deep Water who has had a face-lift?

8. How did May survive the flood that killed her parents?

9. Why does Summer compare herself and the others to characters from "The Wizard of Oz"?

10. What happened to a bat that May injured?

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