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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 day do Cussy and Jackson get married?
(a) October 3.
(b) October 11.
(c) October 20.
(d) October 17.

2. In Chapter 28, how many blocks of cheese are in the food carton from Doc?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

3. In Chapter 25, what did Willie trade for bullets?
(a) Beaver pelt.
(b) Rabbit pelts.
(c) Foxglove.
(d) Ginseng root.

4. In Chapter 20, what does Cussy loan Jackson from her mother's books?
(a) Of Mice and Men.
(b) The Good Earth.
(c) Brave New World.
(d) The Grapes of Wrath.

5. In Chapter 22, who does Cussy remember reading about who had a bloodletting while giving birth?
(a) Sophia of Nassau.
(b) Marie Antoinette.
(c) Queen Elizabeth.
(d) Queen Mary.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where has Jackson been going lately to help a friend with his turpentine camp?

2. What magazine does Angeline have that she wants Cussy to read?

3. In Chapter 26, when does Doc take Cussy to Lexington again?

4. 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?

5. What book does Jackson give Cussy to read in Chapter 20?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Doc say and do when Harriet yells at Cussy when she sees that her skin is white?

2. What is wrong with Henry in Chapter 21?

3. What book does Cussy lend Jackson Lovett in Chapter 20, and what is the history behind the book?

4. Why does Cussy decide to quit taking the pills?

5. Who is Birdie, and what is her route?

6. Who is Oren Taft, and why does Cussy suggest he become a librarian?

7. Who is waiting for Cussy in Chapter 22 and why?

8. In Chapter 26, what happens when Cussy stops to listen to the music?

9. How does Jackson help Cussy in Chapter 30?

10. What response does R.C. get from his letter to Mr. Beck?

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