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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 color was the Lands' front door before it was tarred?

2. What does Reuben dream the night that he and Swede plan to break Davy out of jail?

3. What time does Stanley Basca testify that Davy came to the Finch's on the night of the shooting?

4. What would Helen Land read to Davy when he was one year old?

5. What does Reuben want for Christmas in 1962?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where was Jeremiah Land when Reuben was born?

2. How did Davy escape?

3. How does Jeremiah get money to stock the Airstream with food?

4. What happens to Swede while Reuben and his father attend church?

5. Why did an ambulance have to take Lurvy and another man when Lurvy became sick?

6. What happened to Dolly when she was in the locker room with Thomas and Israel?

7. After Reuben testifies, he and Swede decide to break Davy out of jail. Why are their plans to break Davy out of jail thwarted?

8. What did Dr. Nokes do when Reuben was born not breathing?

9. What changes occurred in Jeremiah's and Helen's lives after the tornado?

10. Why did Jeremiah suddenly run inside the hospital?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Because of a particularly bad asthma attack and his worries about his brother, Reuben seems to lose his faith. Discuss how and why Reuben loses and then regains his faith. Support your statements with examples and quotes from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Using examples from the book, discuss what prayer means to Jeremiah. Support your statements with examples and quotes from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how the police respond when they learn about Swede's capture by Israel Fisher and Tommy Basca.

Support your statements with examples and quotes from the book.

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