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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. What are the "wild gold"?

2. What do the Luthers use the money from the goldenseal for in Chapter 5?

3. How many promises has Mary Call made to her father?

4. What is the name of Cosby Luther's book that Mary Call goes to find in Chapter 3?

5. Who is the Luther family's neighbor?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of sickness does Roy Luther likely have that altered the look of his face? What makes you think so?

2. What leads up to Mary Call's breakdown with the children in Chapter 7?

3. In what ways is wildcrafting more difficult than the Luthers thought?

4. In what ways are the Connells opposites of each other?

5. How does Mary Call try to hide that their father has died from the other children?

6. Do you think Kiser is evil deep down inside after seeing his reaction to Roy Luther's condition?

7. What happens when Mary Call tells Kiser in Chapter 3 about the paper he signed?

8. Why does Mary Call decide to help Kiser after they find him ill?

9. How is Roy Luther's refusal to see a doctor indicative of stereotypes of mountain people?

10. Why is Kiser so eager to please the Luthers?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what ways does Mary Call accept certain aspects of her life? How does this compare with her concerns about her ignorance and family's place in society? Does she feel she can change that part of the Luther family's life?

Essay Topic 2

What does it mean for the family when the roof collapses in Chapter 10? Who takes the damage the hardest and what is most frustrating to Mary Call at that point in their life?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Roy Luther's burial and how it turned out exactly as he wished. Be sure to note the promises that didn't turn out.

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