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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 has Jeeter been using to fix the car?
(a) Air pump.
(b) Hammer.
(c) Wrench.
(d) Screwdriver.

2. Which of the Lester children has ambition?
(a) Pearl.
(b) Jed.
(c) Ellie May.
(d) Dud.

3. Who does Sister Bessie hug to enjoy the feel of his body?
(a) Dude.
(b) Jeeter.
(c) Lov.
(d) Eddie.

4. What has Jeeter's family run out of?
(a) Gas.
(b) Food.
(c) Seed.
(d) Lamp oil.

5. What does Sister Bessie plan to buy with her husband's life insurance policy?
(a) Jewelry.
(b) A church.
(c) A new house.
(d) A new car.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Jeeter and Ada's son who runs a business?

2. What is Jeeter's interest in Lov's visit?

3. Who is Sister Bessie?

4. What is Lov's last name?

5. Who eats most of the turnips?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lov do when Jeeter steals his bag of turnips?

2. Who does Jeeter think Pearl is most like?

3. Where does the name of the book, TOBACCO ROAD, come from?

4. Who does Ada think Pearl is most like?

5. Who is Ellie May and why did Lov not choose her for his wife?

6. What do the physical deformities of the characters seem to mirror?

7. Why is Jeeter and Ada's lack of concern about Dude marrying Sister Bessie so strange?

8. What is Jeeter's biggest fear about dying and what happened to create this fear in him?

9. What does Sister Bessie also seem to have an obsession with?

10. What does Sister Bessie do before she and Dude proceed to the courthouse for a marriage license?

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