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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what manner does Deanna want Eddie to walk in the forest?

2. What is Garnett doing in Chapter 14 that is making him sore?

3. Where does Nannie sell her produce?

4. What is the name of the town below the cliff?

5. What does Lusa have a degree in?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Cole and Lusa fight a lot?

2. What does Nannie need to do to keep her organic farming certification valid?

3. Do you think Garnett's religious beliefs are the basis for his constant disapproval of Nannie and her lifestyle?

4. In Chapter 12, Garnett suspects that Nannie has slandered his name. What is the situation?

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

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. Do you think Eddie respects Deanna?

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

10. Why does Eddie make Deanna nervous?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In "Prodigal Summer", we read of the departures of various people. Choose one of the following people: the father of Jewel's children, Cole, Eddie. Discuss the effects that their departure has had on others. What are the short-term and long-term effects? What might have been different, had they stayed? Are others better off for them having left?

Essay Topic 2

Man vs. nature is a common theme in "Prodigal Summer". Explain Deanna's theory of predation, as it relates to predators and prey. Cite examples that she lists in the book. If predators are killed or die at a faster rate than prey, what are some of the outcomes that she predicts will happen? What could the effect on humans be?

Essay Topic 3

Farmers and ranchers have long been at odds with conservationists, who believe in protecting predators. Give one example from the book to defend each side of the controversy. Do you feel that we, as a society, have an obligation to protect all species, in order to keep the eco-system intact? On the other hand, do we have an obligation to ourselves and our families to protect what is ours, in order to sustain our own existence?

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