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

2. Why does the school stay open during the epidemic?
(a) The school is a good place to meet and compare health.
(b) The school children are quarantined there when the epidemic starts.
(c) The school children are afraid to go home.
(d) The school is cleaner than the homes.

3. Luck is with the women, for what happens?
(a) It begins to snow.
(b) A forest fire breaks out.
(c) David returns.
(d) It begins to rain.

4. They all decide that Tom's best chance of survival is to get to what before dawn?
(a) El Pano.
(b) The Mission House.
(c) Knoxville.
(d) The church.

5. The first event upon Christy's return to Cutter Gap is the marriage of Ruby Mae and who?
(a) Phil Beck.
(b) Will Peck.
(c) Will Beck.
(d) Phil Peck.

Short Answer Questions

1. Tom McHone has a financial crisis in that his wife, Opal, has pernicious what?

2. Fairlight writes poetry for whom?

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

4. Christy spends the night at the McHones, and the night is interrupted with Tom, his father and _______ coming into the cabin.

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

5. 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?

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

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

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. Summarize Miss Alice's history.

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

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