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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. Jerome secretly assumes that the Eppy family has...
2. What does Emma Lou do while she walks alone in the woods?
3. The Eppy house was located...
4. Who is Mr. Grouch?
5. The Eppys like to have...
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Jerome assume about the status of Papa skunk when the new babies arrive?
2. Although Jerome has given up stonecutting, his reaction to making Charmine's gravestone is interesting. Discuss what might be happening in this regard.
3. How does Jerome deal with the rats who have nested in his wall?
4. What do we learn in this chapter about Jerome's marital status?
5. What makes Emma so contentious and determined to battle with Donald Cabot?
6. Jerome tells Old Grouch that he dealt with sad people. What was so sad about Jerome's profession?
7. Why does Emma Lou, initially, want to pay a visit to Jerome?
8. What makes Jerome feel better about the lonesomeness of his home?
9. Donald is spying on Jerome Kildee's house from the woods. What might this tell us about the time of history in which the book was written?
10. Although Jerome is proud of the fireplace he built, he has walled up his stonemason's tools inside. Discuss why that might be.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Jerome is able to bridge the gap between the two cultures of the Eppys and the Cabots. How does he do this? Is it inadvertent? From what social class is Jerome Kildee, himself?
Essay Topic 2
Written in 1948, Montgomery mentions Kildee's use of Dutch Cleanser and Clorox bleach. These products are still available to American consumers. However, there is much that has changed since this story was written. Comb through the story and find at least three examples of ideas and things that would be out of place if this story were written today. Compare and contrast Montgomery's story with a similar story that might be written today. You may need to do some research on the region of the northern California Redwoods.
Essay Topic 3
Explore the first real turning point in the story that bonds Kildee and Emma Lou, and drives an even more severe wedge between Emma Lou and Donald Cabot. What is the real source of Emma's and Jerome's grief? Why do they become so upset to lose one of the raccoons, when they have so many to enjoy? What qualities have they assigned to Charmine? Why do they not grieve, for example, the death of the pack rats who are killed by skunks?
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