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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 office does Uncle Homer say he is running against Curly for?

2. What religion is the group of people who travel in buggies and wagons that do not stop to help after Judge Moody's car wreck?

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

4. What does Gloria tell Jack to do just after he greets everyone at the reunion?

5. What does Gloria have to grab hold of to stop herself from falling down the bank into the road?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Brother Bethune do when he thinks he has seen a snake?

2. What reason does Beulah give the family to prove that Sam Dale couldn't be Gloria's father?

3. How is the Renfro Bible described and used in Part 3?

4. What is the nature of Aunt Cleo and Uncle Nathan's discussion regarding his hand at the end of Part 3?

5. What is the nature of the evidence Curly brings to the trial against Jack?

6. What is the nature of the Renfro family's discussion at the breakfast table at the beginning of the book?

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

8. How does Judge Moody respond when Beulah supposes he is kin to Julia Mortimer?

9. How is Julia Mortimer's funeral described?

10. How do the women at the reunion act towards Gloria when she says she doesn't want to be a Beecham?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the role of hope in the book. What does hope represent to the book's characters?

Essay Topic 2

Community plays an interesting and sometimes background role in the book.

Part 1.) Discuss what community represents to the members of the reunion?

Part 2.) How has the family tried to set themselves apart from the rest of their community?

Part 3.) What clues are given to suggest that the rest of the community in which the book is based hold similar qualities to the members of the reunion?

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the book, the character Jack has shown an overwhelming need to please his family in the book.

Part 1.) What reason does Jack have for wanting to please his family?

Part 2.) What might Jack be trying to prove by trying so hard to please his family?

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