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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. When telling people about her plans, Lusa says that she is going to do what?
(a) Finish what she started.
(b) Ask for help.
(c) Wait a year and then decide.
(d) Take one day at a time.

2. What is Nannie wearing, in Chapter 23, which surprises Garnett?
(a) Flip flops.
(b) A halter top.
(c) A fancy ring.
(d) Short pants.

3. Who is coming to visit Garrett, that has him excited?
(a) Grandchildren.
(b) Jewel.
(c) College friends.
(d) Lusa.

4. Who is the father of Jewel's children?
(a) Herb Goins.
(b) Rickie Bowling.
(c) Eddie Bondo.
(d) Garnett Walker IV.

5. What is Deanna afraid of, in Chapter 29?
(a) A baby.
(b) A bear.
(c) A storm.
(d) A mountain lion.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Lusa think her garden looks different from other people's?

2. According to Nannie, God's creation is all about what?

3. In Chapter 27, what energizes Lusa?

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

5. In Chapter 27, what does Lusa tell Little Rickie that she is going to be soon?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Even though Nannie drives Garnett crazy, why does he feel it is his responsibility to give her the shingles in his garage?

3. What is the "decrease predator - increase prey" concept that Deanna tries to explain to Eddie in Chapter 19?

4. What are some of the ghost experiences in the house that Lusa relates to Crys?

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

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

7. In Chapter 24, what reason does Lusa give Jewel for using every bit of produce from her garden?

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

9. In Chapter 30, Lusa is finally beginning to feel like what?

10. 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?

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