2. What does the person in #69 do after falling into the boiling substance?
(a) Throws himself into the river.
(b) Faints.
(c) Dies.
(d) Runs to the doctor's office.

3. What are Tom's beliefs on religion?
(a) He is a devout Pentecostal.
(b) He is a lapsed Catholic.
(c) He doesn't believe everything in the Bible.
(d) He is an atheist.

4. How did Ginny feel when her sister and father inquired about her female health issues?
(a) Angry.
(b) Grateful.
(c) Annoyed.
(d) Embarrassed.

5. What does Locke recall that the woman across from him on the train ate?
(a) Chocolates.
(b) Apples.
(c) Sandwiches.
(d) Peaches.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a topic of conversation in the Peace house?

2. Ginny was confused why she hadn't yet started having menstrual cycles at the age of ______________.

3. What did Tom see a woman do at a Happyland Colony revival when he was a boy?

4. What embarrasses Ginny about her body?

5. The Indian doctor suggested that Ginny imagine herself to be a/an _______________ flying above the Earth.

Short Essay Questions

1. What feelings and memories are rekindled in Tom while watching Ginny at the revival?

2. What embarrassing thing does the traveling teacher, Mr. Simcox, do one night while courting Ginny and why does she question whether or not they would be a good match?

3. Describe Ginny and Tom's wedding night and why Ginny was puzzled about his behavior.

4. How does Ginny behave after the revival?

5. Where do Ginny and Tom get married and where do they plan to live?

6. Describe how the Peace family members react to the spirit at the revival.

7. How are Ginny's views of speaking in tongues in conflict with those of Locke's?

8. How does Tom fit in with Ginny's family when be is courting her?

9. Describe Tom's accident during molasses season.

10. How do their reactions to the meteor shower show Ginny and Tom's personalities?

(see the answer keys)

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