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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. How does the narrator say M'Vy's name was pronounced?

2. Where does Brother Rush take Tree and Dab?

3. Why does M'Vy ring the bell?

4. What does Tree check Dab for?

5. What snaps Tree back to the present?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the room in which Tree discovers Brother Rush.

2. Describe Tree's relationship with Miss Pricherd.

3. How does the narrator describe the atmosphere in Tree's house?

4. What happens when Tree and M'Vy talk about Dab?

5. What does Tree know about the people she sees in this new place?

6. How is Brother Rush's death described?

7. How does the narrator describe Brother Rush's driving?

8. How is Dab feeling when Tree goes to wake him up?

9. What does Miss Pricherd see in the little room when Tree takes her back there?

10. What makes the baby happy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Tree change from the beginning of the book to the end? What has she learned, and how has she grown? How has her relationship with her mother changed?

Essay Topic 2

M'Vy tells Tree that she had not told her much about her family because she wanted to keep a closed fist to beat fate. Does Tree try to beat fate, or how does she try to deal with fate's effect on her life? Who else has techniques for dealing with fate? How successful do these other techniques seem to be?

Essay Topic 3

Write a character sketch of the author based on her style and content. What values does she hold dear? What do you think the author holds as hopes and fears? What kind of person do you think she may be? What can you find out about her online or in research? Anchor your sketch with passages in the book.

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