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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. What is Garnett's busiest month?
(a) June.
(b) July.
(c) August.
(d) May.

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

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

4. Where do coyotes live?
(a) Lair.
(b) Cave.
(c) Den.
(d) Burrow.

5. What does Garnett feel is part of growing old?
(a) Sore joints.
(b) No human touch.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Loneliness.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Garnett's interpretation of the Bible, what is the role of animals?

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

3. What does Lusa wear to her husband's wake?

4. What animal is Deanna researching in the forest?

5. What was the name of Deanna's half-sister?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Deanna physically attack Eddie, in Chapter 7?

2. Do you think Eddie respects Deanna?

3. Was Nannie right in moving her "No Spray Zone" sign onto the bank bordering Garnett's property?

4. Why does Eddie make Deanna nervous?

5. What does Garnett warn Lusa about, when she wants to place an ad for goats?

6. What is the ritual for traditional Muslin prayer?

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

8. What are Garnett's views of the Amish?

9. In Chapter 11, Deanna and Eddie are talking about who built Deanna's cabin. Explain the Walker family and their influence on the land in this area.

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

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