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

2. What did Garnett, inadvertently, shoplift from the store?
(a) Gum.
(b) Malathion.
(c) Aspirin.
(d) Oil.

3. In Garnett's interpretation of the Bible, what is the role of animals?
(a) Religious deities.
(b) Gifts to man.
(c) Creatures to be protected.
(d) Pets.

4. What animal is Deanna researching in the forest?
(a) Coyote.
(b) Bobcat.
(c) Wolf.
(d) Fox.

5. How many years has Deanna lived in the forest?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Garnett feel is part of growing old?

2. What is Lusa listening to in Chapter 8?

3. Why does Lusa use buckets to catch rainwater?

4. In Chapter 12, whom does Garnett write a letter to?

5. Whom did Deanna's father have a child with?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Sam Hill as we meet him in Chapter 13.

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

3. Do you think Eddie respects Deanna?

4. What is Eddie like, at the beginning of the book and how does Deanna react to him?

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

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

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

8. In Chapter 12, Garnett suspects that Nannie has slandered his name. What is the situation?

9. Do you think Garnett's religious beliefs are the basis for his constant disapproval of Nannie and her lifestyle?

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

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