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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 Grandpa Blakeslee do with Will when his wife gets sick?

2. Why is Will so special to Grandpa Blakeslee?

3. Who is the narrator of the book?

4. What was Granny's name?

5. In what year does this book begin?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Will do on the day he decides to end his period of mourning for Granny?

3. What does Will ask Grandpa after he hears about the train, and what is Grandpa's response to this?

4. What did Granny do for Love during her first year in town?

5. Why does Grandpa not like going to church?

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

7. How does Will feel about his Grandfather's engagement, and why does he feel this way?

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

9. What does Hoyt tell Mary when he comes home from work at the beginning of the book?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Will think is the difference between mourning and being in mourning, and how does this idea change his opinion of some of the people in his family?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

What kind of lies does Grandpa tell to get what he wants, and how do these dishonest statements affect the main characters in the book?

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