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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. Where does Cletus believe that the photograph he shows Summer at the beginning of Chapter 4 should be displayed?

2. What special gift did May save for a long time to get for Ob?

3. What color handkerchief does Ob have in his pocket in Chapter 2?

4. What did May believe that her daddy would eat in heaven?

5. How old was Cletus when he died and came back to life?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What nickname does Cletus give the minster of the spiritualist church?

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

4. Describe the whirligigs that Ob made.

5. Who was the one person in Deep Water who has had a face-lift?

6. Why doesn't Ob want to go find another psychic?

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

8. Why does Summer believe that people want to stay on earth?

9. Why does Summer believe that Ob talks about May in the garden?

10. What was Aunt May's garden like?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The three travelers learn that the Rev. Young has died. Discuss how the death of the minister affects Ob, Summer, and Cletus and which of them is most affected by the death.

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

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