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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 Cowney tell the authorities the bone is?

2. What does the Colonel tell Cowney the authorities need to see?

3. Who does Jonathan Craig tell Cowney he should ask about the circumstances of his father's death?

4. What do Lishie and Cowney do together in Chapter Thirteen?

5. Who does Jonathan Craig tell Cowney will meet them in Cherokee to get Cowney there?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Cowney when he walks home from church through the woods?

2. What does Cowney do to try to evade the authorities when he finds out they are looking for him?

3. How does Cowney's relationship with Bud change after Lishie's death?

4. What is some of the dirtiest work Cowney has to perform at the inn and how does he feel about it?

5. Who catches Cowney, Essie, and Andrea in the hall in Part III and what is this person's reaction?

6. Who does Cowney call with his one phone call from the Inn, and why does he do this?

7. What does Cowney dream about during his sleep during church in Part III?

8. How does Lishie get Cowney to go to church with her in the start of Part III?

9. What does Essie tell the authorities about Cowney in Part IV that causes a lot of trouble for him?

10. What do Lishie and Cowney encounter on the way to church that startles them both?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Given their tumultuous, chaotic, and, at times for Cowney, confusing relationship, how do you think Cowney ends up feeling about Bud following Bud's death? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What do you think Edgar the monkey seems to symbolize in the context of Cowney's community and experiences? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

How do Cowney's interactions with the natural world - with the mysterious and lush Smokey Mountains in the backdrop of where he grows up, in Cherokee - affect the reader's impressions of his childhood, background, values, and influences? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

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