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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. Which of Jeeter's daughters does Lov begin to flirt with?
(a) Ellie May.
(b) Daisy.
(c) Mayellen.
(d) Joetta.

2. Why is Lov concerned about Pearl?
(a) She seems depressed.
(b) She won't eat.
(c) She tries to run away.
(d) She won't talk to him.

3. What is Ellie May doing when Lov leaves?
(a) Eating supper.
(b) Lying naked in the yard.
(c) Crying.
(d) Sleeping.

4. Why is Jeeter no longer working?
(a) The land's owner sees no profit in it.
(b) He was laid off.
(c) People are fixing their own cars.
(d) Nobody uses horses anymore.

5. Who eats most of the turnips?
(a) Pearl.
(b) Ellie Mae.
(c) Lov.
(d) Jeeter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the Lester children has ambition?

2. Why did Lov not choose to marry the girl in #23?

3. Jeeter can be described as ____________.

4. Where does Jeeter plan to go to sell firewood very soon?

5. What is the only reason the person in #85 will marry Sister Bessie?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Jeeter's biggest fear about dying and what happened to create this fear in him?

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

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

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

5. What do the physical deformities of the characters seem to mirror?

6. What does Sister Bessie tell Jeeter about her remarrying?

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

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

9. How does Jeeter justify Ellie May's illicit behavior?

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

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