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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. Tom McHone has a financial crisis in that his wife, Opal, has pernicious what?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) Anemia.
(c) Ammonia.
(d) Bursitis.

2. David is angry because the entire Lyleton what is now empty?
(a) Jail.
(b) Church.
(c) School.
(d) Bank.

3. Christy is troubled because David never tells her what?
(a) She is wrong.
(b) She is right.
(c) He loves her.
(d) What he thinks of anything.

4. In early October, who dies of a pneumonia-like illness?
(a) Zady.
(b) John.
(c) Fairlight.
(d) Jeb.

5. At her talk, Christy meets Mrs. Browning who introduces Christy to the idea of Danish Folk Schools, designed to help who?
(a) Disabled people.
(b) Children.
(c) Widows.
(d) Older people.

Short Answer Questions

1. Christy learns that God accepts individuals under what rule?

2. Christy is still confused and seeks the advice of whom to help her figure out her philosophy of life?

3. Christy insists on helping Ruby Mae for what reason?

4. The mountain folks refuse to accept the idea that typhoid bacilli can be present by the billions in their what?

5. What illness begins to sweep over Cutter Gap?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Christy's dream for the mountain people and how does she begin to put it into practice, in Chapters 31 and 32?

2. What things is David uncertain about in Chapters 29 and 30 and how do those things cause Christy to be unsure?

3. Explain the calling from God that Christy feels in chapters 27 and 28.

4. Should David have gotten the US Marshals involved in finding the moonshine stills, even though it made him a target?

5. How is the theme of teamwork illustrated, in Chapters 41 and 42?

6. What reason does Dr. MacNeill give for helping the blockaders and do you agree with it?

7. Explain how the events of Tom McHone's Death may impact the future of Cutter Gap.

8. Do you agree with Miss Alice still being so religious after being raped by a preacher?

9. Describe the fears of Zady and Fairlight and what they stand for.

10. Explain the funny incident that occurs at the school's closing ceremonies with Creed Allen.

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