4. What does Del's father not want to believe about the family dog?
(a) That he is a mutt
(b) That he can speak
(c) That he will run away
(d) That he will kill again

5. Where does Del put Uncle Craig's manuscript?
(a) A cardboard box in the basement
(b) A cedar chest in the attic
(c) A desk drawer
(d) A safety deposit box

Short Answer Questions

1. Del spends days fishing with Uncle Benny along the _______________ River.

2. Del realizes that prayer and ____________ do not always fit nicely together.

3. What reality about Uncle Benny does Del try to understand?

4. Benny is a collector of ________________.

5. Who is Del's brother?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Del live and how does she feel about her home?

2. When Del stays with her aunts for the summer there is an event which sticks out in her mind. What is the event and what does it point out about her aunts?

3. How does Del manage the news that Uncle Craig has died?

4. What social and self improvement activities does Del's mother engage in?

5. Where do Del's aunts move after Uncle Craig dies?

6. What does Del relate about fishing with her Uncle Benny and her brother, Owen?

7. What is Del's mother's occupation in this chapter?

8. How does Del behave when she no longer wants to participate in her mother's sales calls?

9. What is the episode that evolves after Major kills a sheep?

10. What prompts Del to call Uncle Bill her "fairy godfather?"

(see the answer keys)

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