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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 much can the school board pay Tansy to teach?
2. What road are Stentor and Siren about to turn on as they come home from the funeral when there is heard a terrible banshee scream?
3. What type of hat does Mr. Culver wear to Miss Arbuckle's funeral?
4. What is Tansy cooking when Russell and Lloyd get home in Chapter 4?
5. What is the name of the creek where Russell and Lloyd go to camp?
Short Essay Questions
1. What was the first schoolhouse like in the community?
2. What is the Case Special?
3. Why does Russell think the board hires Tansy rather than a teacher trained at the Terre Haute normal school?
4. What does Tansy pack for the boys camping trip at the creek?
5. Who does Charlie tell Russell and Lloyd died when he joins them on the camping trip?
6. What type of school is Hominy Ridge, and why are there threats to close it down?
7. Who was the schoolmaster in the early years?
8. What did Lester Kriegbaum do in the spring when Miss Arbuckle called him up for a minor infraction?
9. What does Russell say about his family?
10. Why is camping at the creek a sacred part of the year for Russell and Lloyd?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
An inciting incident is an event in literature that can change characters and set them on a new path. What are some inciting incidents in The Teacher’s Funeral? How do those incidents change characters and set them on a new path?
Essay Topic 2
Glenn’s brothers do not want Glenn to do better in life than they are doing. How and why do Glenn’s brothers try to sabotage and discredit him?
Essay Topic 3
A simile is a figure of speech that is used to make comparisons between things. How does the use of similes help readers comprehend concepts? How does the use of similes make the writing more interesting? What purpose do similes serve in The Teacher’s Funeral?
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