3. What accident did Deanna "almost" have when she was first hired?
(a) Getting hit by a tractor.
(b) Accidentally stabbing herself.
(c) Falling over the cliff.
(d) Being mauled by a bear.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What killed Garnett's chestnut trees?

5. What weapon does Deanna have hidden for protection?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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.

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

3. In Chapter 15, Lusa finds she is happier than she has been a long time. Explain this change.

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

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

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

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

8. How does Lusa feel that the townspeople look at her, since Cole's death?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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