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

2. How did Will feel about being in mourning?

3. Who is the narrator of the book?

4. Where does the fancy visitor go after Grandpa comes back home?

5. When do most people hear about Love's kiss?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Grandpa Blakeslee say he is getting remarried?

2. What does Miss Love do for Grandpa when he comes home after work for the first time in their marriage?

3. What did Loma do when her father wouldn't allow her to become an actress?

4. How does Will feel when Granny's death is written into the Family Bible?

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

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

7. What does Will offer to do when he hears rumors of Love, and what does she tell him to do instead?

8. How did Grandpa Blakeslee meet the woman he plans to marry?

9. What makes the camping trip so miserable for the boys?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which character do you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How does this character change throughout the book?

Essay Topic 2

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances affect the characters involved?

Essay Topic 3

Many different characters in this book are persuaded to do things that they would not have done of their own accord. What are some of these instances, and how does persuasion affect the course of the plot?

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