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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. Who insists that Stacey help him pull his car out of a ditch?

2. What does Cassie's mother want her to do with her future?

3. Who is unconscious in bed at the Logan family home in Chapter 3?

4. Who fights off dogs during the hunt?

5. Near what holiday does the reverend die?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the dinner conversation at the Logan home in Chapter 2.

2. How does foreshadowing pay off when the group goes hunting?

3. What does Cassie think about Jackson?

4. How does Statler threaten Cassie?

5. What choices does the group of friends seem to have?

6. What is the author's purpose in the reverend's death?

7. What is Statler's goal?

8. Describe Sissy's behavior after she determines that she is pregnant.

9. Describe the story's historical perspective.

10. What does Stacey's truck represent?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Cassie's attraction to Solomon. Why are they attracted to each other? What lessons do they teach other? What similarities exist between them? How are they different? What foreshadowing is present in their relationship?

Essay Topic 2

How is foreshadowing used in the story? What does foreshadowing tell the reader? What are the symbols of foreshadowing in the story?

Essay Topic 3

What is the historical context of the story? How does the setting, in 1941, differ from the present? How would the story be different if the story occurred in present-time instead of in 1941?

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