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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What event interrupts school for the children?

2. Bessie's father is Kyle what?

3. What is the name of Lundy's father?

4. At what age did Christy begin working in the community?

5. Christy stumbles through _________ on her way to Mrs. Tatum's.

Short Essay Questions

1. When the phone comes to Cutter Gap, everyone is excited. Explain how this seems contradictory to the rest of the book so far.

2. Is Christy spoiled?

3. Why is the Spencer family pet unusual?

4. How does Christy approach her meeting with Mr. Hazen Smith?

5. Do you feel that Christy's great love of children is good or bad and why?

6. Do you feel that Christy is more a teacher or a student and why?

7. What is Mrs. Tatum's reaction to Christy's desire to go to Cutter Gap and teach and do you agree with it? Why or why not?

8. Is Opal McHone a good mother?

9. Catherine Marshall is Christy's daughter. Why does Catherine write a book about her mother?

10. Explain how David flounders where Aunt Polly Teague is concerned.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

CHRISTY is a novel about the author's mother, who moves from an affluent city to the mountains to teach school in a small mountain community, Cutter Gap. Using examples from the story to back up your answers, answer the following questions about Christy's move to Cutter Gap:

1. Explain why Christy moved to Cutter Gap.

2. What shocking things did Christy discover about Cutter Gap, shortly after her arrival?

3. If you were Christy, would you have moved to Cutter Gap? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Answer the following questions about superstition in Cutter Gap:

1. Choose one character that has a superstition in the story and explain how that influences the character.

2. Are there any good superstitions in the story or are they all bad and why?

3. Do you feel that the people of Cutter Gap should keep their superstitions, or should they have been taught modern ways? Use examples from the story to back up your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Illegal alcohol running is a big part of the story.

Part 1: What characters seemed to be most impacted by the illegal making and trading of moonshine? In what ways were their lives altered?

Part 2: The mountain people made moonshine to earn a living, even though it was illegal. Do you agree or disagree with them trying to support their families that way? What are your reasons?

Part 3: Dr MacNeill warned the blockaders about the US Marshals. Explain why he did so and whether or not you would have done so, if you were in his place.

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