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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what manner does Deanna want Eddie to walk in the forest?
(a) Softly, not to scare the animals.
(b) Loudly to deter bears.
(c) Ahead of her.
(d) Crouched down.

2. Where did Lusa meet Cole?
(a) University of Kentucky.
(b) At a moth convention.
(c) On a farm.
(d) At the store.

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

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

5. What is the roof of Lusa's farmhouse made of?
(a) Wood.
(b) Asphalt.
(c) Tin.
(d) Slate.

Short Answer Questions

1. What significant event passes for Lusa in Chapter 8?

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

3. How old is Eddie?

4. According to Nannie, what is "the center of everything"?

5. What does the moth leave on the curtain?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is a "windfall" in the forest?

2. Why is Garnett disheartened by the farms in the area?

3. What does Nannie need to do to keep her organic farming certification valid?

4. According to Garnett's religious beliefs, when is it okay for an animal species to go extinct?

5. Why does Lusa feel that her new sisters-in-law do not like her?

6. What is Garnett's basic persona, when we first get to know him?

7. What is Deanna's main defense of coyotes, concerning the killing of farm livestock?

8. Do you think the way the townspeople treat Lusa at Cole's wake is right?

9. Do you think it odd that Lusa dreams of a moth making love to her?

10. How does Deanna equate her husband with the typical "male animal"?

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