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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 profession is the title character of the book in?

2. Doctor MacNeill tells Christy about the Taylor-what feud?

3. The highlanders are in awe of who with her Quaker ways and speech?

4. David learns that a phone call will come in at four in the afternoon on what day?

5. Another effort in which Christy becomes involved is the ________ that meets on the two Saturdays Miss Alice is in Cutter Gap.

Short Essay Questions

1. Is Opal McHone a good mother?

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

3. Explain how sewing buttons on a coat helped Christy to make progress with the children.

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

5. Why is the Spencer family pet unusual?

6. Explain the significance of the trashed school.

7. What is the Spencer cabin like?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lundy Taylor is a murderer and Miss Alice knows about it. Yet, she cares for Lundy anyway. Answer the following questions about that situation:

Part 1: Why do you think Miss Alice cared for Lundy?

Part 2: In your opinion, did Lundy deserve to die?

Part 3: What would you have done about Lundy's situation, if you were Miss Alice? Why would you have made that decision?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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