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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. How old was May when her mommy and daddy died in a flash flood?

2. In Chapter 3, how long has Summer been riding the school bus with Cletus?

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

4. What color did Betty Underwood dye her hair?

5. In what city does Joe Underwood work?

Short Essay Questions

1. What types of pictures does Cletus collect and how does he want to collaborate with Summer?

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

3. As Cletus talks about the capitol, what image of Cletus does Summer see in her mind?

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

5. What does Ob compare a strong drink of whiskey to ?

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

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

8. What happened to a bat that May injured?

9. Why does Summer compare herself and the others to characters from "The Wizard of Oz"?

10. Who is the preacher of the spiritualist church?

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

Describe the relationship between Summer and Cletus, and how it changes in the novel.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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