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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16, 17 and 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Deanna describes "prodigal summer" as what?
(a) Extravagant procreation.
(b) Beautiful summer days.
(c) A bounty of nature.
(d) The forest at its best.

2. What kind of pie does Nannie make Garnett?
(a) Berry.
(b) Pecan.
(c) Apple.
(d) Lemon.

3. Who calls Garnett on the telephone in Chapter 14?
(a) Jewel.
(b) Lusa.
(c) Oda.
(d) Nannie.

4. How does Garnett describe Nannie's view of life?
(a) Backward.
(b) Immature.
(c) Contradictory.
(d) Twisted.

5. According to Hannie-Mavis, why is the family afraid of Lusa owning the farm?
(a) She'll go bankrupt and lose it.
(b) She'll re-marry and it will go to her new husband.
(c) She'll sell it.
(d) She'll turn it into something that Cole didn't want.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Nannie's daughter, when she died?

2. According to Nannie, God's creation is all about what?

3. What are Eddie & Deanna searching for in Chapter 13?

4. What name have Lusa's sisters-in-law given to the homemade liquor that their husbands make?

5. What makes Deanna angry concerning Eddie in Chapter 7?

(see the answer key)

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