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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. Just as soon as the doctor leaves, word arrives that Ruby Mae is very ill and someone from where must go?
2. Bob Allen's older brother is whom?
3. Opal goes out to the men and offers them what?
4. They all decide that Tom's best chance of survival is to get to what before dawn?
5. Why does the school stay open during the epidemic?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain Christy's inner conflict regarding David and Dr. MacNeill.
2. 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.
3. Explain the calling from God that Christy feels in chapters 27 and 28.
4. Summarize Miss Alice's history.
5. What discovery does Christy make at Dr. MacNeill's cabin that causes her to have renewed respect for the doctor?
6. What is Christy's dream for the mountain people and how does she begin to put it into practice, in Chapters 31 and 32?
7. Explain how Fairlight's religious beliefs seemed to differ from, yet compare to, other residents of the Gap.
8. 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?
9. Explain David's decree about women and guns and whether or not you agree with it.
10. What things is David uncertain about in Chapters 29 and 30 and how do those things cause Christy to be unsure?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
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
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.
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