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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following things does Brother Bethune not bemoan regarding Mississippi during his sermon at the reunion?

2. What does Granny begin to do when Uncle Curtis lifts her onto the table at the end of Part 4?

3. What does Beulah tell Elvie to fetch for Brother Bethune at the beginning of Part 3?

4. What, at the conclusion of Julia Mortimer's letter, does Judge Moody say is what lead him to travel to see her?

5. What does Cleo ask Nathan is real about him in Part 3?

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 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?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the nature of the family's devotion to one another. What reasons do they have for such devotion? In what way does the family not show the same devotion to outsiders of the family, namely Gloria? What is telling of these actions in terms of the nature of the importance family holds to them?

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