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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 is not certain about Grandma Lester's burial?
(a) If she is buried in a safe place.
(b) If she was in a coffin.
(c) If she is really dead.
(d) If she needs a religious service.

2. What did Dude hit while driving the car earlier?
(a) A dairy truck.
(b) A wagon.
(c) A train.
(d) A cow.

3. What is Jeeter's solution to Lov's problem with Pearl?
(a) He tells Lov to send a search party for Pearl.
(b) He tells Lov to divorce Pearl.
(c) He sends Ellie May to Lov's house.
(d) He sends Dude out to look for Pearl.

4. Why does Sister Bessie not want to leave Jeeter's house?
(a) It is where she and Dude fell in love.
(b) She is comfortable there.
(c) She pays rent to live there.
(d) She has nowhere else to go.

5. Where do Sister Bessie and Dude go after the wedding?
(a) The Lester farm.
(b) Augusta.
(c) Sister Bessie's house.
(d) Atlanta.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Sister Bessie and Dude do immediately after the marriage ceremony?

2. Who checks to see if Grandma Lester can get up?

3. What does Jeeter do in the fields now?

4. Why does no one want to buy Jeeter's wood?

5. How much money do Sister Bessie and Dude get from Tom?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why can Jeeter not plant his fields even though he wants to, and who does he blame for that?

2. Why is the firewood sales trip not successful?

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

4. Why do Jeeter, Sister Bessie and Dude drive to August?

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

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

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

8. What do Sister Bessie and Dude do after they get their marriage license?

9. In spite of his good intentions, how does Jeeter's lack of diligence create a tragic mistake regarding the fire?

10. What damages does Jeeter notice about the car when Sister Bessie and Dude return to the farm?

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