Prodigal Summer: A Novel Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Prodigal Summer: A Novel Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Lusa's odd dream about in Chapter 5?
(a) A moth making love to her.
(b) Her old life.
(c) Her husband.
(d) A child.

2. Where do Deanna & Eddie "complete their introduction"?
(a) In the forest.
(b) On the sofa.
(c) On the porch floor.
(d) In the bedroom.

3. Who asked Deanna how she can "live up here alone"?
(a) Eddie.
(b) Nannie.
(c) Lusa.
(d) Jewel.

4. What label has Lusa been given by the community?
(a) Spoiled brat.
(b) City girl.
(c) Diva.
(d) Snob.

5. What was Deanna attracted to in college?
(a) Clubs.
(b) Young men.
(c) Nature classes.
(d) Older professors.

6. What name have Lusa's sisters-in-law given to the homemade liquor that their husbands make?
(a) Bugkiller.
(b) Swill.
(c) Serpent.
(d) Satan.

7. What does Garnett call his ancestors?
(a) Chestnut people.
(b) Mountain folk.
(c) Foresters.
(d) Farmers.

8. Where would Garnett play, as a boy?
(a) In a chestnut log.
(b) In trees.
(c) At the neighbors.
(d) In the forest.

9. What is a "sang"?
(a) Plant.
(b) Bird.
(c) Tree frog.
(d) Rabbit.

10. What business is Lusa interested in starting?
(a) Raising goats for meat.
(b) A kennel.
(c) Raising goats for milk.
(d) Raising beneficial insects.

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

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

13. In Chapter 10, how many days have passed since Cole's death?
(a) 17.
(b) 27.
(c) 30.
(d) 29.

14. What is Deanna eating in Chapter 4?
(a) A sandwich.
(b) Soup.
(c) An apple.
(d) Cold ravioli.

15. Why is Garnett sad?
(a) His dog died.
(b) A tornado destroyed his farm.
(c) His wife died.
(d) The bank is foreclosing on his farm.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Garnett, inadvertently, shoplift from the store?

2. What attacked Garnett's boot?

3. What is Eddie's occupation in Wyoming?

4. Who befriends Lusa at her husband's wake?

5. What are Lusa's brothers-in-law going to plant?

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