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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. Lundy is very ill and calls out for who?
(a) His father.
(b) Dr. MacNeill.
(c) His mother.
(d) David.

2. Toward morning, who appears at the back door of the Mission House?
(a) Bird's-Eye.
(b) Miss Alice.
(c) David.
(d) Burl Allen.

3. Dr. MacNeill returns and wants to send Christy where to keep her away from the epidemic?
(a) A cave in the side of the mountain.
(b) Asheville.
(c) El Pano.
(d) Dr. MacNeill's cabin.

4. David speaks his mind and tells his congregation that white lightning is being brewed and trafficked by night, using schoolboys as what?
(a) Stillers.
(b) Distractions.
(c) Go-Betweens.
(d) Runners.

5. What horrible thing happens to Tom McHone?
(a) He is stabbed.
(b) He falls off a cliff.
(c) He is shot.
(d) He dies of a fever.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ozias asks Uncle Bogg to tell the story of the preacher named what?

2. They hang curtains made of what?

3. At her talk, Christy meets Mrs. Browning who introduces Christy to the idea of Danish Folk Schools, designed to help who?

4. Christy and David wait for how many days before Dr. MacNeill is able to find time to meet with them?

5. Lundy Taylor's stay as a boarder at the Mission House results from his father's what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do you think Miss Alice is reluctant to allow Christy to help her care for Ruby Mae and did Christy make the right choice in going anyway?

2. Do you agree with Christy accusing Dr. MacNeill of knowing that Tom was shot by Birds-Eye because Tom had decided to change sides because of Dr. MacNeill's visit to the McHones? Why or why not?

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

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

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

6. Why is Christy upset with Dr. MacNeill over the whole incident involving the blockaders?

7. Summarize Miss Alice's history.

8. Explain how David alerting the US Marshals comes back to haunt him with regard to the incidents of Prince's tail and the church pulpit, in chapters 23 and 34.

9. What is Opal's approach to handling Birds-Eye and his men?

10. Explain why David is initially opposed to Ruby Mae's marriage.

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