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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 Cussy cook on Friday in Chapter 26 hoping for her father's return?
(a) Bean soup.
(b) Nettle soup.
(c) Fennel soup.
(d) Mushroom soup.

2. In Chapter 25, when is Pa supposed to be home?
(a) 2 nights.
(b) Next week.
(c) 3 nights.
(d) A week.

3. In Chapter 29, how long do Queenie and Cussy pause on their way to town to give Cussy a chance to eat and settle her stomach?
(a) 35 minutes.
(b) 15 minutes.
(c) Half an hour.
(d) About 20 minutes.

4. What day does Pa light a new courting candle?
(a) August 30, 1936.
(b) August 11, 1936.
(c) August 19, 1936.
(d) August 7, 1936.

5. What book does Jackson give Cussy to read in Chapter 20?
(a) The Mother.
(b) A House Divided.
(c) East Wind: West Wind.
(d) Sons.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 28, how many milligrams of methylene blue does Doc give Cussy for her first dose?

2. What is the name of Devil John's oldest?

3. How old is Birdie?

4. In Chapter 26, what uncle does Cussy remember would play his fiddle while her parents danced?

5. How far is Queenie's apartment from the library where she works in Philadelphia?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the plans for Jackson, Cussy, and Honey in 1940?

2. How does Jackson help Cussy in Chapter 30?

3. How did R.C. win his bride?

4. How does Cussy get Devil John Smith to take books again?

5. Why does Cussy bring Honey to Miss Loretta?

6. Who saves Cussy in Chapter 25?

7. What does Dr. Mills threaten to do in Chapter 27, and what is Doc's response?

8. What does Devil John want from Cussy in Chapter 35?

9. What food does Doc give Cussy in Chapter 28, and what does she do with it?

10. How does Cussy plan to pass Honey off as her child?

(see the answer keys)

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