View a FREE sample

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 call Love before she marries his grandfather?

2. Why does Will think his grandfather's engagement is a good thing?

3. How did Will feel about being in mourning?

4. Which of the following is NOT one of the boys who goes camping with Will?

5. What was Granny doing when she saw something strange in her room?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some of the important and unique details included in Grandpa's will, and what do these items reveal about his personality?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Will and Grandpa are two very similar people, and yet they have some very notable and important differences. Using the text for support, write a compare/contrast essay about these two characters.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 717 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample