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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. What was the name of Maggot’s mother?

2. In what county does Demon’s grandmother live?

3. What is the name of Stoner’s dog?

4. At what college does Barks study?

5. What song do Demon and Barks sing together?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Maggot get his nickname?

2. What gift does June get Demon the Christmas after his mother dies?

3. How does Tommy typically avert the mistake of wasting water?

4. What benefit does Demon perceive to not having cousins?

5. Why do farmers where Demon lives plow with mules?

6. Why does Demon decline to remind Maggot of his birthday?

7. What symptoms of nicotine poisoning does Demon display?

8. Why does Demon not remember many of his caseworkers’ names?

9. What is Demon’s idea for Earthly Bads?

10. Why does Demon believe he cannot drown?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sources attest to the presence of Demon Copperhead on best-seller lists. Assuming that sales figures reflect popularity, what accounts for the popularity of the novel? How does it do so?

Essay Topic 2

Much is made of the connection between Kingsolver’s novel and the work of Charles Dickens. In what ways does Kingsolver echo Dickens in the present novel? Does it improve or hinder the reading that she does or does not? How so?

Essay Topic 3

At one point, Demon observes that “It’s safer knowing more about people than they know about you” (200). Is the observation accurate? What in the novel and in your experience suggests as much? How does it do so?

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