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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 Waltzer doing during Reuben's last visit to the cabin?

2. What philosopher described hell on his death bed?

3. What room do Swede and Reuben sleep in at the Shultz's?

4. What is the name of the Shultzes' hound dog?

5. What does Swede put in Andreeson's gas tank?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why doesn't Jeremiah stop to get gas at the end of Chapter 12?

2. Why does Andreeson believe that Davy is in the Badlands?

3. Describe Reuben's dream the first night the Lands stay at Roxanna's.

4. What happened two years ago that makes Andreeson believe that Jeremiah can lead him to Davy?

5. What do the Lands and Roxanna eat during the picnic in the Badlands?

6. How does Swede's poem about Sunny end?

7. Why does Roxanna Cawley keep goats in a bathroom?

8. Why doesn't Dr. Nickles recommend sending Reuben to the hospital?

9. How did Roxanna's mother die?

10. Why does Jeremiah go driving with Andreeson?

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

Swede does not know that her father performs miracles until the time they elude state troopers searching for them. Discuss why Swede doesn't know about the miracles and how she responds when she learns about them. Support your statements with examples and quotes from the book.

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