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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 person does Jack ask Granny Vaughn about when he first arrives at the reunion?

2. What kind of bird does Jack insist is really nesting in the piece of evidence brought by Curly to court?

3. What is the name of the state penitentiary Jack Renfro has been sent to?

4. What does Aycock say he is coming to investigate when he first arrives at Banner Top?

5. What is Judge Moody's wife's name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Jack just after he marries Gloria?

2. What happens when Jack tries to take his truck back from Curly in Part 2?

3. What happens when Jack tries to use Bet to get Moody's car unstuck in Part 2?

4. How does the family react when Jack arrives at the family reunion for the first time?

5. What does Brother Bethune do after Willy Trimble offers him some water in Part 2?

6. What happened when Jack took a safe from Curly Stovall in Part 1?

7. How does Judge Moody react when Jack asks him if he had seen him somewhere before in Part 2?

8. How does Willy Trimble say Julia Mortimer died?

9. How do the members of the reunion react when the Moody's arrive with Vaughn in the wagon?

10. Describe the contents of the letter Judge Moody reads from Julia Mortimer in Part 4.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout the book, education has been a common theme linking each part together.

Part 1.) What might the author be saying about the society of the people in the book based on this portrayal of education?

Part 2.) In what way does Julia Mortimer's character represent the positive impact education could have on the book's characters had they given her the chance?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the role of humor in the book. What reason might the author have for putting such humor in the book? What might the author be saying about the true nature of the book's characters based on her use of humor?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the role of religion in the book. What does religion represent to the book's characters? How does the family's treatment of religion suggest their hypocrisy?

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