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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. When did Loretta Adams' father come to Kentucky from Texas?

2. What disease did Caroline Barnes die of?

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

4. At the end of Chapter 11, what bird does Cussy hear?

5. When does Cussy go to the Library Center to get books for her patrons?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Angeline Moffit?

2. How do the librarians get their books since they do not have time to come to town daily, and where does Cussy get hers?

3. How does Willie Moffit react when Cussy brings medicine?

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

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

6. What happens to any woman who is violated?

7. What does Loretta Adams tell Cussy when Cussy is worried about touching the old woman?

8. What happens when Cussy refuses to put on an examination gown at the hospital in Lexington?

9. Where is Pa going in Chapter 11 and why?

10. What has happened to Blues who have tried to right a wrong?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Dr. Mills wants to hospitalize Cussy. Why does Dr. Mills want to hospitalize Cussy against her will? How are his actions hypocritical?

Essay Topic 2

The setting in a book is the place or places where the action takes place. Where does the story take place? Is the setting simply a backdrop to the story and characters or does it take on the role of a character?

Essay Topic 3

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and people?

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