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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 makes Deanna angry concerning Eddie in Chapter 7?
(a) His power over her.
(b) His disdain for the coyotes.
(c) His good looks.
(d) Her sexual attraction for him.

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

3. According to Deanna, what do males sing for in the forest?
(a) The sheer pleasure of it.
(b) To warn other males away.
(c) To mark their territory.
(d) Their mates.

4. What is the name of the town below the cliff?
(a) Foreston.
(b) Big Lake.
(c) Egg Creek.
(d) Skunk River.

5. What is Garnett doing in Chapter 14 that is making him sore?
(a) Mowing his lawn.
(b) Painting his house.
(c) Working in the field.
(d) Fixing his tractor.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 10, how many days have passed since Cole's death?

3. What does Lusa say that the cows will eat?

4. What is Garnett's busiest month?

5. What does the sign say that Nannie puts in Garnett's yard?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do you think Herb and Big Rickie handle the situation about putting in Lusa's crop?

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

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

4. Do you think Eddie respects Deanna?

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

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

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

8. What is Deanna's demeanor, when Eddie leaves, after staying with her for nine days?

9. What is Lusa's plan for her goats?

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

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