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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. Who recently passed away when the book begins?

2. Who does Grandpa ask to go through his late wife's things?

3. What did Loma want to become?

4. Who helps Will get off the trestle after the train has passed?

5. What was Granny's name?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is Will known as after his experience with the train?

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

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

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

7. Why do the people in Cold Sassy think Love did not marry her ex-fiancé?

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

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

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

Will endures many different trials before the end of the book. What are some of these trials and what lessons does he learn through these experiences?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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