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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 kind of animal appears during Roy Luther's burial?

2. Who is the owner of the general store?

3. At the beginning of Chapter 3, how much money does the Luther family have in their money box?

4. Who asks Mary Call to get razors at the store?

5. What is Romey's response to Mrs. Connell's description of her childhood?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Mary Call chastise Romey in Chapter 4?

4. What is revealed in Chapter 4 about what Mary Call plans to do if their father dies? Explain how it is revealed.

5. Why does Mary Call feel angry during Kiser's visit?

6. What do Romey and Mary Call realize about their father in burying him?

7. Although Kiser is obviously wealthy and Mary knows that, what about him is she not willing to acknowledge?

8. Why do you think Devola is silent when she learns of her father's death?

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

10. Why do you think Mary Call dreams about marrying Kiser Pease?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what ways do Mary Call's promises to her father on his deathbed make her life more difficult?

Essay Topic 2

What is Mary Call's view on education and her family?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the attitudes of Mr. Connell with Mrs. Connell to the Luthers. Be sure to mention Mrs. Connell's masked intentions.

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