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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. Before Cussy married Charlie Frazier, how much did she spend to rent her mount from Mr. Murphy?

2. What type of car does Doc drive?

3. How far does father have to walk to the mine?

4. In Chapter 4, what book does Angeline return that she borrowed in December?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Angeline Moffit?

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

4. What three things does Cussy get by the time spring comes in Chapter 3?

5. What is the schoolhouse like that Cussy visits in Chapter 9?

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

7. How does Queenie get nipped by Junia?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Jackson is arrested after his marriage to Cussy. Why is Jackson arrested? What are miscegenation laws? Why does the Sheriff believe that miscegenation laws give him the right to arrest Jackson?

Essay Topic 3

The hill people of Kentucky experienced great poverty. How did the hill people of Kentucky experience great poverty? How are their lives shortened by the deprivation they experience?

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