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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 Russell supposed to be spelling in Chapter 12 when a commotion is heard from outside?

2. What is the salary for the threshing season in the Dakotas?

3. Where did the fire nearly spread that destroyed the privy?

4. How many mornings does it take Glenn and Russell to set up the school stove?

5. What type of apples does Glenn bring for the students at Hominy Ridge?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Tansy have a new hat to wear on the first day of school?

3. What does Glenn tell Tansy when he comes to school?

4. What plans does Russell make for him and Charlie to go to the Dakotas?

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

6. Where is Glenn living in Chapter 15 and why?

7. What is the Tarbox place like when Tansy and Russell arrive?

8. How does Tansy soothe Little Britches when she opens a drawer in Tansy's desk and finds a snake?

9. What does Pearl say when Tansy tells her to get a little girl hiding in the privy, and how does Pearl respond?

10. How is Aunt Fanny Hamline gotten out of the ditch at the school?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Juxtaposition is a literary device used to compare and contrast things. How does Peck compare Glenn and his family? How is juxtaposition used to show Tansy’s role as teacher and sister? How does Peak use juxtaposition and why?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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