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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 Roosevelt child does Tansy say keeps a garter snake?

2. How high is one side of the wagon built up with bang boards?

3. How big is the hole Lloyd burned in the shirt Aunt Maud made him?

4. Who comes along with a wagon and helps get Aunt Fanny Hamline out of the ditch?

5. In Chapter 11, what week of school does Russell think will be his last?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Aunt Fanny Hamline come to the school, and how does she get hurt?

2. Who helps Russell with J.W. when J.W. encounters a porcupine?

3. Why does Mr. Culver think Eugene Hammond is behind the news article about the accident with the Culver's buggy and Eugene's automobile?

4. What does Tansy tell Russell to do for J.W. when they get home and why?

5. Why does Russell get a whipping from Tansy in Chapter 14?

6. Why might there be students in their 20s at a one-room school like Hominy Ridge?

7. Where does Mr. Culver take Russell Saturday night and why?

8. Why does Russell think his father invited Eugene to the hog butchering, and why did his father invite Eugene?

9. What does Russell think about Charlie's appearance on the first day of school?

10. How does Little Britches help Tansy with Spelling School and learn her letters?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Russell’s father tends to allow him to learn from his mistakes. How would you describe how Russell and his father get along and the relationship they have?

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