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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. What brand of car does Jeeter have?
(a) Buick.
(b) Chevy.
(c) Chrysler.
(d) Ford.

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

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

4. Ada thinks that Pearl is most like ____________.
(a) Jeeter.
(b) Grandma Lester.
(c) Dude.
(d) Ada.

5. Who is Jeeter and Ada's son who runs a business?
(a) Jethro.
(b) Tom.
(c) Bobby.
(d) John.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sister Bessie says that God made Ellie May deformed _____________________.

2. How old is Dude?

3. What disfigurement does the girl in #23 have?

4. Lov is so distracted by the girl in #23 that he forgets _________________.

5. Who owns the land on which Jeeter's family lives?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Pearl and what are Lov's problems with her?

2. What does Lov do when Jeeter steals his bag of turnips?

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

4. Why is Lov's visit with the turnips almost torturous for Jeeter?

5. What does Sister Bessie do before she and Dude proceed to the courthouse for a marriage license?

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

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

8. Name some of the ways that Jeeter has let people down in his life.

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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