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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. What is the name of Devil John's oldest?

2. What day do Cussy and Jackson get married?

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

4. In Chapter 22, how late does Devil John Smith say that Martha Hannah was late with his supper yesterday?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jackson say about asking Cussy's pa for permission to court her?

2. What does Cussy do as Angeline is dyring?

3. What is wrong with Henry in Chapter 21?

4. In Chapter 21, why does Winnie not allow Cussy to give an apple to Henry?

5. Who saves Cussy in Chapter 25?

6. What happens when Cussy goes to the 4th of July celebration?

7. How does Jackson help Cussy in Chapter 30?

8. What food does Doc give Cussy in Chapter 28, and what does she do with it?

9. Who is Oren Taft, and why does Cussy suggest he become a librarian?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Conflicts between characters are often caused by a problem. What are some conflicts that occur in the novel? Are the conflicts in the book mostly man vs. man, man vs. nature, or man vs. self? Are they internal or external conflicts?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Cussy is ostracized. Who are Cussy’s ancestors? What genetic trait did these people have? How does the genetic trait manifest itself? Why is Cussy ostracized?

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