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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. How does Jeeter fix Lov's problems with Pearl?
(a) He does nothing to help.
(b) He appeals to Pearl's sense of duty.
(c) He bribes Pearl.
(d) He scolds Pearl.

2. Why can Jeeter not take Ellie May to a doctor now?
(a) There is no money coming in.
(b) Ada won't allow it.
(c) Ellie May is too scared.
(d) The car is broken down again.

3. Where would Jeeter take Ellie May to see a doctor if he decided to?
(a) Savannah.
(b) Vienna.
(c) Cordele.
(d) Augusta.

4. Who owns the house where Sister Bessie lives?
(a) Captain John.
(b) Sam Stillson.
(c) Lov.
(d) Sister Bessie.

5. What is Jeeter working on in order to get his car running?
(a) Tire.
(b) Exhaust.
(c) Battery.
(d) Starter.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the Lester children has ambition?

3. Sister Bessie likes to think of herself as _______________.

4. Why did Jeeter's family lose all its property?

5. Jeeter can be described as ____________.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. With whom does Jeeter share the bag of turnips?

3. What does Sister Bessie also seem to have an obsession with?

4. Who is Ellie May and why did Lov not choose her for his wife?

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

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

7. At whose home does Lov stop on the way home from town and what is he carrying with him?

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

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

10. What distracts Lov from his bag of turnips?

(see the answer keys)

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