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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 does Grandpa tell to shut up?

2. What does Mary do when she hears that Will was seen kissing a Mill Girl?

3. How does Love help Grandpa with the business?

4. What is strange about Hosie on his first day of work?

5. Who gives the first sermon at Grandpa and Love's house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Grandpa get upset with Will for while they are working together in the store?

2. How did Grandpa find out that Love kissed Mr. McAllister, and why?

3. What does Will overhear Grandpa tell Love while they are on the motoring trip?

4. What do Will and his friends do during the Christmas play to create scripted chaos, and how is this received?

5. What does Grandpa say before his trip alone with Love to make the entire town angry?

6. What does Love tell Will she will do if Grandpa dies?

7. What secret does Love tell Will while Grandpa is sick?

8. Why does Love decide to not leave town like she had originally planned after Grandpa's death?

9. What does Lightfoot tell Will when they go to the cemetery together?

10. What does Grandpa do to prove his skill with a gun when he is being robbed?

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 secrets does Love keep during this book, and how has each of these secrets affected her life and her role in the book?

Essay Topic 3

Belonging and security are two themes present in this book--especially as they relate to new possessions. Where do these themes appear, and which characters are most motivated by them?

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