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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. When does Will see Lightfoot for the first time since kissing her?

2. What helps Grandpa and Love get on a good footing together again?

3. Who replaces Love's piano playing when she is asked not to come to services anymore?

4. Where does the man who houses Will and Grandpa for the night work?

5. How long do Grandpa and Love stay in New York?

Short Essay Questions

1. What prank does Miss Love pull while Grandpa is learning to drive?

2. What does Will see when he gets back to fix the radiator while on the motoring trip?

3. What does Grandpa decide to start selling at his store after his trip to New York, and how does he want Will to help him?

4. What does Loma tell Grandpa when they are embracing after Camp's death?

5. What happens when the robbers turn over the barrel with the coins in it?

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

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

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

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

10. What does Love say to Mrs. Predmore when she talks about the quick marriage?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Friendship is a strong theme throughout the book. Where are some places that this theme appears, and how do the characters touched by it react? How do certain friendships change over the course of the book, and what causes these changes?

Essay Topic 2

Many different characters in this book are persuaded to do things that they would not have done of their own accord. What are some of these instances, and how does persuasion affect the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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