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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 month is it in Chapter 2?

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

3. What dance does Ob love?

4. When Summer first came to live with Ob and May, what type of cookies did May have in the cabinets?

5. How many TV dinners did Summer cook for Cletus and Ob on Christmas Day?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Summer feel about the love that Ob and Mary had?

4. What does Cletus unload from his suitcase when they start their trip?

5. What does Cletus do when they go to the capitol?

6. How did Summer and Ob spend their first Christmas after May died?

7. What things does Summer remember about May?

8. How did May survive the flood that killed her parents?

9. What types of things did Cletus collect?

10. Describe the place where Summer lives with Ob.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The trip to the spiritualist church is quieter than Summer had thought it would be. Discuss the trip and how it affects Ob, Summer, and Cletus.

Essay Topic 2

Summer believes that Ob has taken his final punch when he learns the minister is gone. Discuss how disappointment affects everyone and how Ob rebounds from his disappointment.

Essay Topic 3

Summer compares herself, Ob, and Cletus to the characters in "The Wizard of Oz". Discuss why Summer compares herself and the others to the characters in "The Wizard of Oz".

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