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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. The mountain folks refuse to accept the idea that typhoid bacilli can be present by the billions in their what?

2. David is angry because the entire Lyleton what is now empty?

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

4. What illness begins to sweep over Cutter Gap?

5. Zady Spencer is afraid of what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What things is David uncertain about in Chapters 29 and 30 and how do those things cause Christy to be unsure?

6. Explain David's decree about women and guns and whether or not you agree with it.

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

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

9. 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.

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

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.

Essay Topic 2

List at least 5 of the major hardships that you feel faced the people of cutter Gap in Christy's time. Then, list at least 5 advantages that you think those same people had over others. Describe, in detail, what you think that says about the life theory that the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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