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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. Miss Alice chooses the story of what to help the mountain people to see that Jesus cares?
(a) Cain and Abel.
(b) Noah.
(c) Lazarus.
(d) Moses.

2. The most difficult aspect to typhoid is what?
(a) Reducing fevers.
(b) Understanding how it spreads.
(c) Keeping people hydrated.
(d) Isolating the sick.

3. How many McHone children does Christy walk to school?
(a) Four.
(b) Nine.
(c) Three.
(d) Six.

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. Christy and David wait for how many days before Dr. MacNeill is able to find time to meet with them?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Seven.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In early October, who dies of a pneumonia-like illness?

3. Jeb Spencer keeps what?

4. The next day, the school's closing events are held and Creed Allen brings what to the event?

5. They all decide that Tom's best chance of survival is to get to what before dawn?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

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

5. Explain how Fairlight's death causes Christy to be disappointed in both herself and David.

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

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

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

9. 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.

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

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