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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 grade are Cletus and Summer in?

2. What type of deodorant does Summer mention that she thinks Cletus uses?

3. How many years did May save to buy a special gift for Ob?

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

5. When Summer looks at Cletus in his hat with the earflaps, who does he remind her of?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to a bat that May injured?

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

3. How did Ob stop bats from coming into the trailer?

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

5. What does Ob say that they will do tomorrow on the trip back?

6. Describe the whirligigs that Ob made.

7. What reason has Ob found to get out of bed in Chapter 7?

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

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

10. What things does Summer remember about May?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ob persuades the Underwoods to allow Cletus to go on the trip to the spiritualist church. Discuss how Ob persuades the Underwoods to allow Cletus to go on the trip and whether Ob stretches the truth.

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

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.

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