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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 did Laura miss while in Memphis?

2. How does Jamie feel about the person who always saves him?

3. What did Florence want more than anything during the war?

4. What do Laura's daughter talk to the store owner about?

5. How much does Hap owe for borrowing a mule?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Ronsel's main task during the war in Europe?

2. What happens to Laura while Mrs. Atwood threatens to kill someone?

3. How is Jamie comforted after making a fool of himself in town?

4. What causes Jamie to make a fool of himself in town?

5. What does Henry do when he first meets Ronsel?

6. How did Laura feel when she first met Ronsel?

7. Why did Ronsel think he would be treated differently after returning from the war?

8. What does Florence sense in Ronsel when he comes home from the war?

9. What information does Laura give Ronsel when they meet, and how does he respond to this?

10. How does Jamie cope with how he is harmed after the war?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the significance of the name of this book? How does the title, "Mudbound", come to play a part in the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Which character did you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How did this character change throughout the book?

Essay Topic 3

Many different characters in this book were persuaded to do things that they would not have done of their own accord. What are some of these instances, and how did persuasion affect the course of the plot?

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