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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 type of piano brings back memories for Christy?

2. Who is the book about?

3. Christy is appalled at the lack of what for the children on her first day?

4. What is Christy's last name?

5. David works with whom to find a still, but it has been moved before the officers arrive?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the Spencer family pet unusual?

2. How does Miss Alice feel when Christy does discuss the letter writing with her and what does Christy learn from the experience?

3. Describe the effect that waking up and seeing the Great Smoky Mountains has on Christy.

4. Describe the irony of David's opinion that the money for a horse for the mission is only a coincidence.

5. Why does the arrival of a piano cause problems for Christy?

6. What is the Spencer cabin like?

7. Briefly describe Dr. MacNeill's family history.

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

9. What is the relationship between love and learning and how does Christy discover it?

10. As Christy revisits the Gap, many things bring back memories for her. What are some of those things?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The setting of the book is very important to the entire feel of the story.

Part 1: Choose a section of the book and describe the setting and how that setting impacted the feel of that part of the book.

Part 2: Using the same setting example from part one, explain how even a subtle change of setting could have altered the feel of that part of the book and what impact that might have had on story progression.

Part 3: Describe any part of the book where you feel the setting was lacking. How would you have increased setting description to help the story?

Essay Topic 2

List five major differences between Christy's life in Asheville and her life in Cutter Gap. Then, explain whether or not, based on those differences, you feel that Christy should have stayed in Asheville, rather than ever coming to the Gap. What is the reasoning behind your decision?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the doctor's loss of faith, using several examples from the book. Also, explain whether or not you think it's possible for doctors, in general, to believe in higher powers. Why or why not? Do you think that faith in unseen things helps or hinders medical professionals?

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