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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. Who does Reuben talk to in the kitchen when Rev. Johnny Latt is preaching?

2. What is the name of Davy's fellow inmate in the jail?

3. How old is Raymond, the boy who watches Reuben tear down the corncrib?

4. When the goose is cleaned, what part does Swede want Reuben to give her?

5. What song does Jeremiah hum after Reuben buys groceries with the money he earns from tearing down the corncrib?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Jeremiah fired from his job as janitor at the elementary school?

2. What does Reuben feel when he touches his dad during the revival service held by Rev. Johnny Latt?

3. Who does Swede have rescue Sunny from the noose and why does that bother Reuben?

4. What irregular work did Jeremiah find after being fired from his janitor job?

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

6. How did Davy escape?

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

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

9. How do the Lands spend Christmas Eve in 1962?

10. What does Stanley Basca tell that Davy did the night of the shooting?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Argue whether the mood of the book is positive or negative. Use examples from the book to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the troubles between the Land family and Israel and Tommy and how they escalate. Support your statements with examples and quotes from the book.

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