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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 did Grandpa have Will help him do after the wake for Granny?

2. In what year does this book begin?

3. How long has a special person to Will been dead when the book begins?

4. What kind of weather do the boys encounter on their camping trip?

5. Who tells Grandpa what happened to Will on the train?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the boys eat while they are camping, and why?

2. Why does Grandpa tell Will he is getting a horse for Love?

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

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

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

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

7. Why does Grandpa Blakeslee come to Mary's house every morning?

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

9. What ended the romantic relationship between Granny and Grandpa Blakeslee?

10. What bothers Will when he is helping Love clean the house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Honor was something that many of the main characters were striving for in this book. Who is most affected by this pursuit, and how does the pursuit change the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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

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