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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 road are Stentor and Siren about to turn on as they come home from the funeral when there is heard a terrible banshee scream?

2. What township is the Sweet Singer from?

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

4. How many students graduated last spring?

5. What does Tansy take out of Miss Arbuckle's coffin?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who nearly runs down the Culvers when they are driving home from the funeral?

3. What happens when the Culvers are driving home from the funeral?

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

5. Who is Eugene Hammond associated with?

6. What is the Case Special?

7. What does Charlie find on a trotline when he checks the lines in Chapter 4?

8. What does Russell smell for breakfast in Chapter 7, and why is that unusual?

9. What does Russell do after he and Lloyd help Tansy clean up the school?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

The Hominy Ridge School is a one-room schoolhouse. How does Tansy teach the students? How do the younger students learn from the more advanced students?

Essay Topic 3

In The Teacher’s Funeral, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the storyline? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

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