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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What brand of car does Jeeter have?
2. Where would Jeeter take Ellie May to see a doctor if he decided to?
3. What is Lov's last name?
4. What animal crawled out of Jeeter's father's coffin at the funeral?
5. What is the closest town to where Jeeter's family lives?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Lov do when Jeeter steals his bag of turnips?
2. Why is Lov's visit with the turnips almost torturous for Jeeter?
3. Why is Jeeter working on his car today?
4. At whose home does Lov stop on the way home from town and what is he carrying with him?
5. What does Sister Bessie do before she and Dude proceed to the courthouse for a marriage license?
6. Who is Sister Bessie and what does she pray for when Jeeter returns home?
7. How many children have Jeeter and Ada had and what does Jeeter know about their lives now?
8. What is the irony of Jeeter's situation of living on land his family once owned?
9. What is Lov's problem about choosing between Pearl and Ellie May?
10. Who is Ellie May and why did Lov not choose her for his wife?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Caldwell uses more than one instance of irony in the story. Cite at least two other examples you can identify in the story and note why they are examples of irony. What is the major irony in the story? Explain.
Essay Topic 2
Describe the overall setting for the novel. Why does Caldwell use the setting he does? What is the time period of the story? How important is the time period to the attitudes and issues of the characters?
Essay Topic 3
Create a brief character study of Jeeter Lester. What does he look like? What are his positive personality traits? What are some of his negative characteristics? What are his hopes and fears? What motivates him--if anything--at this point?
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