2. Why did Grandpa talk for his wife when she was sick?
(a) He wanted her to stay calm.
(b) She was not right in the head.
(c) She couldn't talk very well.
(d) He wanted to protect her.

3. What does Will spend the day after his train experience doing?
(a) Answering questions.
(b) Talking to Grandpa and Love.
(c) Gardening.
(d) Resting.

4. How old is Will at the beginning of the book?
(a) 12.
(b) 14.
(c) 13.
(d) 15.

5. What is the rumor about why Love did not marry her ex-fiancé?
(a) He ran away with her mother.
(b) He beat her one night, and she left him.
(c) He got her best friend pregnant.
(d) He joined the Union Army.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Will like to watch through the bridge trestles?

2. Why can't the boys go hunting on their camping trip?

3. What does Will decide to do the day after he escapes the train on the trestle?

4. How did Will feel about being in mourning?

5. Who is the fancy visitor?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did the men and women in Cold Sassy like Love before her marriage to Grandpa Blakeslee?

2. What does Grandpa say to Love after the fancy visitor leaves, and what is her response to this?

3. Why has Lightfoot come to live in Cold Sassy?

4. What happens when the fancy man comes to visit Love?

5. What does Grandpa say to the crowd after he returns from his wedding to Love?

6. How does Mary respond when she hears that her father is getting remarried?

7. Why do the people in Cold Sassy think Love did not marry her ex-fiancé?

8. Why is Will sure that Grandpa didn't care about Love before his wife died?

9. Why does Grandpa not like going to church?

10. What two things did Will see Grandpa do while his grandmother was sick that he had never seen him do before?

(see the answer keys)

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