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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 old was Willie when his ma left him with strangers?

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

3. In Chapter 37, what is Honey wrapped in when she lays in the dirt?

4. In Chapter 26, what uncle does Cussy remember would play his fiddle while her parents danced?

5. In Chapter 31, what does R.C. bring Cussy?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did R.C. win his bride?

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

4. What does Doc bring Cussy on a Wednesday in Chapter 28?

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

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

7. Who saves Cussy in Chapter 25?

8. When does Pa light a courting candle and how does Cussy react in Chapter 43?

9. What does Jackson save for Honey and why?

10. What does Devil John want from Cussy in Chapter 35?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Imagery is a literary device authors use to describe something using the five senses to help readers experience what a character is experiencing. How does the author use imagery to help readers imagine the world she has created?

Essay Topic 2

In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the storyline? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

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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