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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. In Chapter 28, how many milligrams of methylene blue does Doc give Cussy for her first dose?

2. What day does Pa light a new courting candle?

3. When does Martha Hannah read the Bible to her children?

4. What type of trees does Junia swing around in Chapter 22?

5. On the 4th of July, how many days does the Company shut the mine down for a holiday?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Cussy plan to pass Honey off as her child?

2. Why does Cussy decide to quit taking the pills?

3. Why is Jackson arrested after his marriage to Cussy?

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

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

6. Why does Cussy bring Honey to Miss Loretta?

7. How is Queenie doing in Chpater 36?

8. How does Cussy get Devil John Smith to take books again?

9. Who saves Cussy in Chapter 25?

10. How does Pa die, and who helps bury him?

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

An allusion is a figure of speech that does not directly refer to a person, place, or thing. What are some allusions in the novel? Why might it be difficult to decipher an allusion just by the context of a passage in a book? Why might research be required to understand allusions?

Essay Topic 3

Women who were raped did not receive justice. What happened to Grace Banks when she complained about being raped? Why did she not receive justice? Why was it common for women to not receive justice when they were violated?

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