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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. Where is Lov employed?
(a) The railroad.
(b) The grocery store.
(c) The gas station.
(d) The lumber yard.

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

3. What does Dude try to get from Jeeter?
(a) Turnips.
(b) Car keys.
(c) Money.
(d) Moonshine.

4. What does Jeeter steal?
(a) Oats.
(b) Peaches.
(c) Gas.
(d) Lov's turnips.

5. Why did the person in #67 move from the farm?
(a) He needs to be close to a doctor.
(b) His wife wanted to live in a city.
(c) There is no money in farming anymore.
(d) He wanted to be closer to his family.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where could Jeeter have gotten a job in Augusta?

3. Why is Jeeter no longer working?

4. Why is Lov concerned about Pearl?

5. Who does Sister Bessie hug to enjoy the feel of his body?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why is Jeeter working on his car today?

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

5. Who does Ada think Pearl is most like?

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

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

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

9. Who is Sister Bessie and what does she pray for when Jeeter returns home?

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

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