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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. Why did Jeeter always want to take Ellie May to a doctor?

2. What is the closest town to where Jeeter's family lives?

3. What is Sister Bessie's physical defect?

4. What is Jeeter's interest in Lov's visit?

5. What does Sister Bessie tell Jeeter that God wants her to do?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who does Ada think Pearl is most like?

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

5. What does Lov do when Jeeter steals his bag of turnips?

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

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

8. What does Sister Bessie do before she and Dude proceed to the courthouse for a marriage license?

9. Why is Jeeter working on his car today?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a brief character study of Dude. 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?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the concept of loneliness as it exhibits in the story. Which of the characters are lonely? Are they all lonely in some way? Explain the loneliness and the methods and attempts to overcome it.

Essay Topic 3

The author uses more than one theme in the novel. Identify at least two themes in the story and then cite an example to support each theme.

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