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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 bus does Summer ride to school?

2. What do Ob, Cletus and Summer wear when they go outside in Chapter 5 to try to talk to May?

3. What did Mary use when she rubbed Ob's aching joint every night?

4. What type of chips did May have in her cabinets the first day that Summer was at May's home?

5. When Summer looks at Cletus in his hat with the earflaps, who does he remind her of?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ob say that they will do tomorrow on the trip back?

2. In Chapter 5, how does Summer describe the three of them while Ob tries to contact May?

3. In fourth grade, how did another student describe Summer?

4. What happened when Cletus died and then came back to life?

5. How did Ob stop bats from coming into the trailer?

6. Describe the place where Summer lives with Ob.

7. How did the three travelers find the church?

8. How often does Ob oversleep?

9. Why does Summer feel exhilarated when Ob talks about not being able to care for her?

10. How did May refer to being in her garden?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ob wants Cletus help him get in touch with May. Discuss what Ob wants Cletus to do, and the reasons why Cletus may or may not be able to do the job.

Essay Topic 2

The author uses exposition to reveal things that have happened in the past. Discuss how exposition is used in the novel.

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 6, Ob takes a turn for the worse. However, Summer believes it is actually an indication that all is not lost. Discuss Ob's state of mind in Chapter 6, and how Summer interprets Ob's state of mind.

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