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

2. How many bushels of corn can Mr. Culver shuck in a day?

3. How many cuttings of hay does Mr. Culver believe he can get from the first bottomlands?

4. What type of rifle is used for butchering day?

5. How much does Russell think the school stove weighs?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is going on when Russell, his father, and Lloyd come to the house and hear music?

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

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

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

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

6. What goes on on Halloween?

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

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

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

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

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

Imagery is a literary device authors use to describe characters and the world they inhabit. Imagery involves using the five senses to describe characters, places, and things. How does Peck use imagery to help readers imagine the world and characters he has created?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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