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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 does Garnett tell Nannie that he has been to her?
(a) A good neighbor.
(b) A confidante.
(c) A friend.
(d) A protector.

2. What does Deanna say is the reason that she likes to watch birds?
(a) They are beautiful.
(b) They are constantly on the move.
(c) They are a perfect example of total grace.
(d) They do something different every fifteen minutes.

3. Where does Garnett find Nannie, in Chapter 17?
(a) In his kitchen.
(b) In an apple tree.
(c) At the store.
(d) At the park.

4. In Chapter 31, what does the coyote smell?
(a) An unknown male.
(b) Smoke.
(c) Humans.
(d) Prey.

5. What does Crys say that Uncle Rickie calls "boogers"?
(a) Vines.
(b) Tadpoles.
(c) Moths.
(d) Coyotes.

Short Answer Questions

1. How tall are the lilacs in Lusa's yard?

2. In Chapter 18, what does Crys not want to wear?

3. According to Nannie, there is nothing as important as having what?

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

5. What is oozing out of the church walls?

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. Garnett has previously ignored his doctor's suggestion to have cataract surgery but is now reconsidering. Why?

3. Why is Deanna anxious about Eddie reading her thesis?

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

5. What does Garnett tell Nannie is the reason that he will not reach out to his son?

6. What do Nannie and Garnett call each other, at the end of Chapter 28?

7. How does Garnett embarrass himself in Chapter 28?

8. In Chapter 23, what are Garnett and Nannie's differing views on old age?

9. Nannie is upset because the church fumigated for bees and now honey is oozing out of the walls. What does she think they should have done instead?

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

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