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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 is Tin Lurvy selling on Swede's birthday?

2. What year is the Airstream trailer that Tin Lurvy leaves to Jeremiah in his will?

3. In Chapter 6, what time does the rain turn to snow?

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

5. Who owns a corncrib that Reuben tears down?

Short Essay Questions

1. What presents does Swede receive for her birthday?

2. Why doesn't Reuben get a good-bye kiss from Bethany?

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

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

5. What happened to Jeremiah when the tornado roared through?

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

7. How did Helen protect Davy when she was awakened by the tornado?

8. Where did the medical school that Jeremiah attended get a skeleton?

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

10. What does Reuben hear and see when he gets up in the night at the Schultz's to use the outhouse?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

While testifying at Davy's trial, Reuben becomes self-confident and prideful. Discuss how and why pride overtakes Reuben when testifying at his brother's trial. Support your statements with examples and quotes from the book.

Essay Topic 2

When Reuben sees state troopers at gas stations, he begins to realize that someone is waging a war against his family. Discuss why a war is being waged against the Lands. Support your statements with examples and quotes from the book.

Essay Topic 3

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

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