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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. How old does Granny Vaughn turn on the day of the reunion?
2. What person does Jack ask Granny Vaughn about when he first arrives at the reunion?
3. Which of the following things is not mentioned as being inside Uncle Curtis' car when he arrives at the reunion?
4. What does Vaughn return to the reunion with when her returns from the cemetery with Miss Lexie?
5. Who arrives in a school bus after Judge Moody's car wreck?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is the Renfro Bible described and used in Part 3?
2. What is the nature of the Renfro family's discussion at the breakfast table at the beginning of the book?
3. What does Gloria say to Jack when he tells her she will be able to pay her respects to Julia Mortimer at the end of Part 2?
4. What is the nature of the family picture Beulah brings out of the whole family?
5. What is the nature of the errand Miss Beulah sends Vaughn on at the cemetery in Part 1?
6. What is the nature of Judge Moody's verdict for Jack?
7. What reason does Beulah give the family to prove that Sam Dale couldn't be Gloria's father?
8. What do we learn Mr., Renfro did during the night at the beginning of Part 6?
9. What does Uncle Homer do when he passes Jack trying to help the Moody's retrieve their car?
10. How are Uncle Curtis Beecham and his family described when they arrive at the family reunion?
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
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 dialogue in the book. What purpose might the author have for using this method in the book? What is the reader able to learn about the characters that they would not had dialogue not been utilized?
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