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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 many days is the Forestry giving R.C. off paid in Chapter 31?

2. What day do Cussy and Jackson get married?

3. How many times did Pa turn down Jackson when he asked to marry Cussy?

4. What type of cake does Cussy make for the 4th of July celebration?

5. In Chapter 28, how many blocks of cheese are in the food carton from Doc?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Jackson help Cussy in Chapter 30?

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

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

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

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

9. What does Dr. Mills threaten to do in Chapter 27, and what is Doc's response?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Cussy is a Pack Horse Librarian. What were Pack Horse Librarians? What organization provided funding for the librarians? Why were the librarians important?

Essay Topic 3

Pa and Cussy make a bargain with Doc. What bargain do Pa and Cussy make with Doc? Why do Pa and Cussy make a bargain with Doc? Why do they make that bargain rather than going to the law when Vester Frazier dies?

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