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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. Where did Cussy get her pocketwatch?

2. How long did it take to find Pa's uncle Colton's bones when he was dumped into an abandoned coal-mine shaft?

3. Where does R.C. Cole live?

4. What color are Elijah Carter's eyes?

5. What was the name of Pa's older brother who was tricked into being a miner's sacrifice?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. In "Kentucky, 1936," what does a librarian on her mule see?

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

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

7. In Chapter 16, what does Cussy persuade Doc to give her after her first trip to Lexington.

8. What does Cussy do and what does her pa want her to do in Chapter 1?

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

10. What wakes Cussy in Chapter 13, and what does she find outside?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Cussy and Queenie face discrimination in Troublesome Creek. Why do Cussy and Queenie face discrimination? How are they discriminated against? How does discrimination limit their lives and the opportunities they have?

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

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?

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