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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. During his first visit, how long did Cletus stay and visit with Ob and Summer?

2. What dance does Ob love?

3. What show did Cletus, Ob, and Summer watch the first time that Cletus showed them his pictures?

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

5. What is the name of the teacher who has a face-lift?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Cletus' house.

3. Why does Summer believe that she knew love before her mother died?

4. What type of food did Summer see that first day she went to live with Ob and May?

5. Why did Cletus spend Christmas with Ob and Summer instead of with his parents?

6. What things does Ob remember about May in Chapter 5?

7. How did most people in Fayette County speak of being in their gardens, and what images did that bring to mind?

8. What does Ob say when Cletus suggests that Ob bring his whirligigs to sell at a guest shop?

9. How did Ob meet Cletus?

10. Why did May think that the good Lord waited until she and Ob were old to send Summer to them?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Cletus states that he wants to be a Renaissance man. Discuss what a Renaissance man is, and why and how Cletus intended to become one.

Essay Topic 2

Missing May is about the death of a beloved wife and mother. Discuss the overall mood of the novel.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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