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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 the cemetery between the creek and the Culver place?

2. What was the name of the schoolmaster in the early years?

3. When Barney Oldfield drove the car that nearly hits the Culvers, how quickly did he travel a mile?

4. When Russell and Lloyd are camping, where does there seem to be a ghost?

5. Where does Aunt Maud live?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Russell realize when he tries to eavesdrop on the school board meeting in Chapter 6?

2. Who was the schoolmaster in the early years?

3. What does Tansy take out of the coffin and why?

4. How does Russell describe the way his father is dressed for Miss Arbuckle's funeral?

5. What is the Case Special?

6. Who is Eugene Hammond associated with?

7. Why does Russell think the board hires Tansy rather than a teacher trained at the Terre Haute normal school?

8. Who does Charlie tell Russell and Lloyd died when he joins them on the camping trip?

9. What is the name of Mr. Culver's dog, and why is that the dog's name?

10. What does Preacher Parr say about Miss Arbuckle?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Russell and Charlie smoke a buggy whip before school. One of them drops the whip in the dry grass, and a fire starts in the boys' privy. How and why does Russell have to make restitution?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Charlie, Russell, and Lloyd play pranks on one another. How and why do the boys play pranks on one another? What role do these pranks play in the novel?

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