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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 many stops does Cussy have on her Wednesday route?

2. How old is R.C. Cole's girlfriend?

3. How old is Junia?

4. Where is Cussy to go with Doc for tests in Chapter 16?

5. How long does Cussy know that her father worked 18-hour days to pay for a mattress for her bed?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Cussy is hungry, what does she discover that Henry, a boy from the school gave her?

2. Why did an old mountain doctor give Cussy the nickname of Bluet?

3. Who does Pa arrange for Cussy to marry, and why does he not take her to the officiant for the wedding?

4. What does Cussy prepare for her next book delivery in Chapter 17?

5. What is Lovett's Ridge like compared to where Cussy lives?

6. What happens when Charlie Frazier consummates his marriage with Cussy?

7. Who is Angeline Moffit?

8. What agreement does Doc make to keep Vester Frazier's death a secret?

9. Who accosts Cussy in Chapter 5?

10. What happened to Pa's older brother, Daniel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Cussy is considered colored because of her blue skin and Queenie is considered colored because she is Black. What experiences do the women have being colored in their community? Is the treatment they receive racist?

Essay Topic 2

Why do some people not want Cussy to deliver books to them? How does she use tact and persuasion to change their minds?

Essay Topic 3

Pa is working with other miners to establish a union. Why are Pa and other miners working to establish a union? Why does Cussy worry about her father’s activities with the union?

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