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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. How does Garnett refer to Lusa?
(a) A wonder in a field of thistles.
(b) Petunia in the onion patch.
(c) Princess in a pigsty.
(d) City girl out of her league.

2. Where does Garnett find Nannie, in Chapter 17?
(a) In an apple tree.
(b) At the store.
(c) In his kitchen.
(d) At the park.

3. How many times has Deanna been caught outside in a lightning storm?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) Never.

4. Since the chemotherapy, what can Jewel not eat anymore?
(a) Beans.
(b) Corn.
(c) Eggs.
(d) Tomatoes.

5. What is the shape of Nannie's shingles?
(a) Rectangle.
(b) Heart.
(c) Square.
(d) Round.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 18, what does Crys not want to wear?

2. What will Jewel not spend money on?

3. In Chapter 19, what does Deanna say that she is going to do or "die trying"?

4. What does Nannie not "take much stock in"?

5. What does Deanna finally admit to herself, in Chapter 25?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Garnett not like the pickers that come each fall to help with the harvest?

2. In Chapter 16, why is Deanna embarrassed when Jerry brings her supplies?

3. Even though Nannie drives Garnett crazy, why does he feel it is his responsibility to give her the shingles in his garage?

4. Why does Deanna think that falling trees will never crush her cabin?

5. What does the snake, leaving the cabin, symbolize for Deanna, in Chapter 22?

6. What realizations does Deanna have, alone in a rainstorm, in Chapter 29?

7. In Chapter 30, Lusa is finally beginning to feel like what?

8. What does Hannie-Mavis tell Lusa is the real reason that Cole's family does not seem to embrace her?

9. In Chapter 18, Lusa spends quality time with Crys. What are some things that she finds out about her?

10. What are some of the ghost experiences in the house that Lusa relates to Crys?

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