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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. At her talk, Christy meets Mrs. Browning who introduces Christy to the idea of Danish Folk Schools, designed to help who?

2. Why doesn't David want to preside over Ruby Mae's wedding ceremony?

3. Looking for weapons, the women find two fireplace pokers, a shovel, and some what?

4. Zady Spencer is afraid of what?

5. What does Christy discover in the locked room at Dr. MacNeill's cabin?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the funny incident that occurs at the school's closing ceremonies with Creed Allen.

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

3. What discovery does Christy make at Dr. MacNeill's cabin that causes her to have renewed respect for the doctor?

4. Explain why David is initially opposed to Ruby Mae's marriage.

5. Do you agree with Miss Alice still being so religious after being raped by a preacher?

6. Describe the fears of Zady and Fairlight and what they stand for.

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

8. 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.

9. 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?

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

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

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 3

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?

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