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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. Christy insists on helping Ruby Mae for what reason?
(a) Christy is too afraid tos tay alone with Lundy.
(b) Christy knows how to treat typhoid better than anyone in Cutter Gap.
(c) Christy wants to see the inside of Ruby Mae's house because she never has before.
(d) Ruby Mae is Christy's friend.

2. Who once dated Mr. Taylor?
(a) Opal.
(b) Christy.
(c) Ida.
(d) Miss Alice.

3. On her way back to Cutter Gap, Christy heads to Knoxville for her visit with Hazen Smith and Mrs. Toliver of the what club?
(a) College.
(b) Upland.
(c) University.
(d) Country.

4. The mountain folks refuse to accept the idea that typhoid bacilli can be present by the billions in their what?
(a) Bed sheets.
(b) Meat.
(c) Fire wood.
(d) Water.

5. They steam what like asparagus?
(a) Leeks.
(b) Potatoes.
(c) Beerweed shoots.
(d) Bellwort shoots.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After the reception is over, who does Christy walk back to the Mission House with?

3. The women are alone, for Tom McHone has crept out during the night and David is where?

4. What illness begins to sweep over Cutter Gap?

5. Fairlight writes poetry for whom?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Explain Christy's inner conflict regarding David and Dr. MacNeill.

3. 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?

4. Summarize Miss Alice's history.

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

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

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

8. What discovery does Christy make at Dr. MacNeill's cabin that causes her to have renewed respect for the doctor?

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

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

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