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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. Who attends the marriage ceremony of Sister Bessie and Dude?
(a) The Lesters and their neighbors.
(b) Sister Bessie's children.
(c) No one.
(d) The Lester family.

2. What happens to Grandma Lester?
(a) She fully recovers.
(b) She is paralyzed.
(c) She is in a coma.
(d) She dies.

3. Why does no one want to buy Jeeter's wood?
(a) His price is too high.
(b) It does not burn well.
(c) It is not seasoned.
(d) It's nothing more than kindling.

4. Who is looking at Grandma Lester in Chapter 18?
(a) Max.
(b) Eddie.
(c) Pearl.
(d) Ada.

5. How much money do Sister Bessie and Dude get from Tom?
(a) Nothing.
(b) $5.
(c) $20.
(d) $100.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who beats up on Sister Bessie?

2. Why does Jeeter do the work in #167?

3. What is Jeeter's solution to Lov's problem with Pearl?

4. Who helps Jeeter bury Grandma Lester?

5. Why does Lov agree to take Ellie May into his house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lov do when he sees Grandma Lester lying on the ground?

2. Why is the firewood sales trip not successful?

3. How has the car become a symbol for the Lester family's lack of regard for people and possessions?

4. What is the result of Sister Bessie and Dude's trip to see Tom?

5. How is Jeeter inspired to do something positive on the farm regarding the fields?

6. Where are Sister Bessie and Dude actually married and who attends the event?

7. How does Sister Bessie behave promiscuously in the hotel?

8. How is Dude's immaturity exhibited regarding the wedding?

9. How does the author show that Jeeter's priorities are really skewed?

10. Who dies in the house fire at the Lester farm?

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