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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 did Sandy feel about moving in with Tempy?

2. What happens when Sandy quits his job?

3. Hager claims that in the world there is room for _______________.

4. What had Tempy's employer left her as a token of her appreciation?

5. What is Hager's response to their treatment?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the reader learn Hager's importance in the community?

2. How does Sandy come to the decision to get his education? How does this change his mind?

3. How does Sandy's life change after Hager's death?

4. What is the first major event in "Ten Dollars and Costs?" How might this be both a good and bad job?

5. How does Sandy change when he begins to focus on his education? Is this good or bad?

6. How is Sandy's hotel job, as mentioned in "Hey, Boy!" bad?

7. Why does Tempy help out with the war effort?

8. What did Tempy and Arkins think of their low-class backgrounds? Should they feel this way? Why or why not?

9. How does Sandy feel about what Aunt Hager had taught him? Why does he feel this way?

10. How did Tempy change her life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A carnival and revival take place on the same day only a half mile apart.

Part 1) Describe the events surrounding this carnival and the revival. Why has the author put both of these events on the same day near each other? What does this reveal about the characters and the culture at the time?

Part 2) How might people act today if there were both a carnival and church revival on the same day? Would the reaction be the same? Why or why not?

Part 3) How are these two events similar? How are they different? What do they have to say about how people spend their leisure time? What does it also say about one's priorities in life?

Essay Topic 2

A bout of the mumps changes Sandy's life.

Part 1) Describe this event in the book. Why is this period of Sandy's life so influential? Why had this not taken place before? Why does it have such a lasting effect on Sandy?

Part 2) What other events drastically change the characters in this story? Why are these events so powerful? How important are these events to the plot and outcome of the story?

Part 3) What event has occurred in your life that has had a lasting effect on you? How have you been affected by it? How might this one event change the course of your future?

Essay Topic 3

Aunt Hager believes that the world only has room for love.

Part 1) Describe the situation in which Aunt Hager mentions this. Why does she believe the world has room for "nothing but love?" If the soul is ugly, how can the world only have room for love? Do you agree with Hager? Why or why not?

Part 2) How can the world make room only for love? Does this take place in the story? Is this thought reflected anywhere in the story? Explain.

Part 3) How is love seen in our world today? Do you believe it is possible for all races and cultures to love and respect each other? Why or why not?

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