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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. Looking for weapons, the women find two fireplace pokers, a shovel, and some what?
2. Toward morning, who appears at the back door of the Mission House?
3. David is angry because the entire Lyleton what is now empty?
4. The story is about a preacher that the people want to be what?
5. Christy is troubled because David never tells her what?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain the funny incident that occurs at the school's closing ceremonies with Creed Allen.
2. Explain how Fairlight's religious beliefs seemed to differ from, yet compare to, other residents of the Gap.
3. 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.
4. Explain how the events of Tom McHone's Death may impact the future of Cutter Gap.
5. What is Christy's dream for the mountain people and how does she begin to put it into practice, in Chapters 31 and 32?
6. Explain David's decree about women and guns and whether or not you agree with it.
7. Explain Christy's inner conflict regarding David and Dr. MacNeill.
8. How is the theme of teamwork illustrated, in Chapters 41 and 42?
9. Explain how Fairlight's death causes Christy to be disappointed in both herself and David.
10. What discovery does Christy make at Dr. MacNeill's cabin that causes her to have renewed respect for the doctor?
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
CHRISTY is a novel about the author's mother, who moves from an affluent city to the mountains to teach school in a small mountain community, Cutter Gap. Using examples from the story to back up your answers, answer the following questions about Christy's move to Cutter Gap:
1. Explain why Christy moved to Cutter Gap.
2. What shocking things did Christy discover about Cutter Gap, shortly after her arrival?
3. If you were Christy, would you have moved to Cutter Gap? Why or why not?
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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