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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. How long did it take Cletus and Ob to put a puzzle together on Christmas Day?
2. In Chapter 5, when Ob, Cletus, and May are outside while Ob tries to contact May, what does the gathering remind Summer of?
3. What is the name of the teacher who has a face-lift?
4. How old was Cletus when he died and came back to life?
5. What type of soda did May have in her refrigerator when Summer came to live with Ob and May?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Summer believe that she knew love before her mother died?
2. In Chapter 5, how does Summer describe the three of them while Ob tries to contact May?
3. Why does Summer believe that Ob talks about May in the garden?
4. How was Ob injured in the war?
5. Why did Cletus spend Christmas with Ob and Summer instead of with his parents?
6. Why doesn't Ob want to go find another psychic?
7. Describe the photograph that Cletus shows Summer at the beginning of Chapter 4.
8. Why does Summer believe that people want to stay on earth?
9. Why did May think that the good Lord waited until she and Ob were old to send Summer to them?
10. What reason has Ob found to get out of bed in Chapter 7?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Chapter 1, Summer made a comment that she "had come home." Discuss the places Summer had known and why she felt that she had found a home with Ob and May.
Essay Topic 2
Summer believes that Ob has taken his final punch when he learns the minister is gone. Discuss how disappointment affects everyone and how Ob rebounds from his disappointment.
Essay Topic 3
In Chapter 5, Summer feels like she is finally getting the consolation she has needed since May died. Discuss the grieving process that Summer and Ob have gone through and why it has taken so long to get some closure.
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