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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 was a baby wearing in a photograph Cletus shows Summer at the beginning of Chapter 4?

2. What words are used to describe the whirligigs that Ob makes?

3. What day of the week does Ob believe that May returns?

4. What does Ob usually drink first thing in the morning?

5. What did Aunt May grow in her garden?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Cletus want to be when he grows up?

3. What reasons does Ob give for wanting to go on a trip?

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

5. What is the spiritualist church that Cletus mentions?

6. Does Summer expect May to show up in Chapter 5?

7. Why did May used to laugh about moving to Deep Water, West Virginia?

8. How does Ob describe the way that May feels in Chapter 2?

9. When Summer was younger, how did she get to the bus stop?

10. Describe the old car that Ob sat in after May died.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 2, Ob believed that Mary had returned as a spirit. Discuss what Summer, Ob, and May's beliefs about spirits.

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 1, Summer made a comment that she "had come home." Discuss the places Summer had known and why she felt that she had found a home with Ob and May.

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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