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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Jeeter think Pearl is a lot like Ada?
(a) She has beautiful brown eyes.
(b) She is a good cook.
(c) She loves to laugh.
(d) Ada didn't speak in the early years of their marriage.

2. Who once owned all the land all around the farm where Jeeter's family lives?
(a) Jeeter's mother's family.
(b) Captain Harmon's father.
(c) Lov's great-grandfather.
(d) Jeeter's grandfather.

3. Where could Jeeter have gotten a job in Augusta?
(a) Dairy plant.
(b) Cotton mill.
(c) Feed and grain store.
(d) Lumber yard.

4. Where does Sister Bessie marry her new husband?
(a) A meadow.
(b) The Lester house.
(c) A V.F.W. hall.
(d) The Baptist church.

5. How does Jeeter apologize to Lov for eating all his turnips?
(a) He does not apologize.
(b) He talks to Pearl for him.
(c) He gives him a bag of turnips.
(d) He rolls him some cigars.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dude try to get from Jeeter?

2. What is torturous for Jeeter during Lov's visit?

3. What is Lov's last name?

4. Why did Jeeter not ever take his daughter to the doctor to fix her disfigurement?

5. What did the owner of the farm land do before he left?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why has Jeeter never had the proper treatment for Ellie May's physical defect?

2. What is the irony of Jeeter's situation of living on land his family once owned?

3. What is the deciding factor in Dude agreeing to marry Sister Bessie?

4. Where does the name of the book, TOBACCO ROAD, come from?

5. Who does Jeeter think Pearl is most like?

6. What type of work do Lov Bensey and Jeeter Lester do?

7. What is Lov's problem about choosing between Pearl and Ellie May?

8. In what way is Sister Bessie like Ellie May?

9. Why does Sister Bessie want to marry a boy like Duke?

10. Why is Jeeter and Ada's lack of concern about Dude marrying Sister Bessie so strange?

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