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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. How does Will feel about his mother's response to his grandfather's engagement?

2. What is the name of Will's aunt?

3. Where does Love come from?

4. How did Granny Blakeslee die?

5. What does Grandpa offer to do for Love after talking with the fancy visitor?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Grandpa not like going to church?

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

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

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

6. What is the most shocking part about Grandpa Blakeslee's remarriage in Will's mind?

7. How does Will feel just after the train passes over him on the trestle?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Personal identity is one of the main themes in this book. Where does this theme appear, and how does its inclusion in the novel shape the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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