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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 far are the Culvers from the mourners' bench for Miss Arbuckle's funeral?

2. What model are the steel Case Agitator threshing machines on the Case Special?

3. What do Russell and Lloyd get from the Gold Dust Twins?

4. What month does Miss Arbuckle die?

5. What is the ghost holding that Russell points out to Lloyd when they are camping?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Russell scare Lloyd during their camping trip?

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

3. What do Russell and Lloyd find in the henhouse in Chapter 4, and how do they deal with it?

4. How does Russell describe the month of August?

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

6. What is the Case Special?

7. How does Russell describe Miss Arbuckle?

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

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

A poem is read at Miss Arbuckle’s funeral. How is rhyme used in the poem? How do the rhymes create a flow to the poem? What seems to be the purpose of using rhyme?

Essay Topic 2

Setting is the place where a story happens. Where does The Teacher’s Funeral take place? How do Russell and other characters feel about the place and why?

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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