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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 is the name of the girl with the speech impediment?

2. Having made the choice to stay, Christy makes a list of basic necessities for the mission, for they lack even simple what?

3. The mission also desperately needs a what?

4. Hidden under the church/schoolhouse is a holding room filled with what?

5. Music has even instigated what at the mission a couple of nights a week for the young people?

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes Christy volunteer in Cutter Gap and would you have done such a thing, if you were in her place?

2. What role does religion play in Christy's move to Cutter Gap?

3. Do you agree with Christy's anger towards Dr. MacNeill about the death of Opal's baby?

4. Describe Mr. Pentland.

5. What lesson does Christy learn about vanity on the first day of school?

6. What point does Miss Alice try to make to Christy about Christy's job in Cutter Gap?

7. Does Swannie O'Teale love her oldest son?

8. Why is Christy so discouraged about her work with the children after a month?

9. What is the Spencer cabin like?

10. Do you think it was right for moonshine whiskey to be outlawed back in Christy's time? Why or why not?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Feuding is one of the major themes of the book. Explain which families are feuding, why they are feuding and what the direct and indirect results of those feuds are throughout the book.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the characters of Dr. MacNeill and David. In what ways are they alike? In what ways are they different? Also, explain, using examples from the story, which man seems like a better teacher or guide for Christy and why.

Essay Topic 3

The relationships between Christy and David and Christy and the doctor play a very prominent role in the book. Answer the following questions about those relationships, using examples from the book to back up your responses.

1. Why do you feel that David is attracted to Christy and Christy is attracted to David?

2. Why do you feel that the doctor is attracted to Christy and Christy is attracted to the doctor?

3. Which of the two men, David and the doctor, do you feel that Christy should marry, if either one, and why? If she shouldn't marry either one, in your opinion, why is that the case?

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