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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. Where does Mr. McAllister live now?

2. Why does Grandpa say he is taking Love on a trip with him?

3. What does Will think Loma is jealous of when she tours Love's house?

4. What chore does Loomis have to do while Grandpa learns to drive?

5. What does Will do when he sees Grandpa kissing Love?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Love do to calm Loma down after she sees the dress Grandpa bought for her?

3. What gift does Loma give to Will, and why?

4. What does Love do for Loma to make her happy after Camp's death?

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

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

7. What does Love suggest using to plug the hole in the radiator?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Despair is a subject that is depicted in a number of sensitive places in this plot. What are some of these places, and what role does despair play in this book?

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

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affected the course of the plot. Why might the author have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

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