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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 hymn does Cussy sing after Angeline dies?

2. What type of hat is Devil John Smith wearing when he stops Cussy on the trail?

3. In Chapter 20, what does Cussy loan Jackson from her mother's books?

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

5. What day do Cussy and Jackson get married?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Who saves Cussy in Chapter 25?

5. Who is Birdie, and what is her route?

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

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

8. What does Cussy do as Angeline is dyring?

9. How does Jackson help Cussy in Chapter 30?

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

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

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 3

Why do some people not want Cussy to deliver books to them? How does she use tact and persuasion to change their minds?

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