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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 falls out of Garnett's closet that reminds him of his wife?
(a) A book.
(b) A hat.
(c) Wrapping paper.
(d) An umbrella.

2. What does Eddie think Deanna needs to make her feel better?
(a) Protein.
(b) Him.
(c) Less stress.
(d) More sleep.

3. What does Nannie not "take much stock in"?
(a) War.
(b) Global warming.
(c) Miracles.
(d) Fate.

4. Who is Lusa spending time with, in Chapter 21?
(a) Crys and Lowell.
(b) Lois.
(c) Jewel.
(d) Little Rickie.

5. What kind of surgery does Garnett's doctor want him to have?
(a) Knee replacement.
(b) Cataract.
(c) Back.
(d) Moles removed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the father of Jewel's children?

2. In Chapter 16, why does Deanna feel ashamed?

3. What will Jewel not spend money on?

4. What does Crys said that Lois calls Lusa?

5. In Chapter 24, Jewel is talking about dying. What is one thing that she will regret not seeing?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 17, what remark does Nannie make that causes Garnett to wonder if he may have been responsible for his wife's death?

2. In Chapter 30, Lusa starts to think of Cole in a different manner. What is this?

3. How does Lusa respond to Little Rickie's invitation to have sex?

4. Why does Deanna think that falling trees will never crush her cabin?

5. What secret does Lusa tell Crys, in Chapter 21?

6. What does the snake, leaving the cabin, symbolize for Deanna, in Chapter 22?

7. Deanna finally opens up to Eddie about her half-sister, in Chapter 16. What does she tell him?

8. How does Garnett embarrass himself in Chapter 28?

9. In Chapter 19, Deanna is exhibiting what symptoms that causes Eddie to think that she is anemic and Deanna to think she is menopausal?

10. Why does Garnett not like the pickers that come each fall to help with the harvest?

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