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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. Christy and Will set to work peeling and slicing what to heat for poultices?

2. Christy learns that God accepts individuals under what rule?

3. Christy and David wait for how many days before Dr. MacNeill is able to find time to meet with them?

4. David speaks his mind and tells his congregation that white lightning is being brewed and trafficked by night, using schoolboys as what?

5. Christy insists on helping Ruby Mae for what reason?

Short Essay Questions

1. Should David have gotten the US Marshals involved in finding the moonshine stills, even though it made him a target?

2. What is Christy's dream for the mountain people and how does she begin to put it into practice, in Chapters 31 and 32?

3. What reason does Dr. MacNeill give for helping the blockaders and do you agree with it?

4. Explain how the events of Tom McHone's Death may impact the future of Cutter Gap.

5. 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?

6. Explain how Fairlight's death causes Christy to be disappointed in both herself and David.

7. Do you agree with Christy accusing Dr. MacNeill of knowing that Tom was shot by Birds-Eye because Tom had decided to change sides because of Dr. MacNeill's visit to the McHones? Why or why not?

8. How is the theme of teamwork illustrated, in Chapters 41 and 42?

9. Why is Christy upset with Dr. MacNeill over the whole incident involving the blockaders?

10. Explain Christy's inner conflict regarding David and Dr. MacNeill.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Choose any character from the book that you want and describe the physical and emotional changes that you feel he/she went through, as the book progressed. Why did those changes take place? What were the results for that character? Also, how did those results impact other characters?

Essay Topic 3

The children of Cutter Gap are quite unique. They haven't had much of a proper education and have many idiosyncrasies. Answer the following questions about those children:

1. In what ways do the children of Cutter Gap have disadvantages?

2. In what ways do the children of Cutter Gap have advantages?

3. How do the children change throughout the book and are those changes good or bad?

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