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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. With whom does Jeeter share the turnips?

2. Why does Sister Bessie want to travel the country?

3. Why does Lov stop at the family's home?

4. To what does Jeeter admit?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Sister Bessie tell Jeeter about her remarrying?

3. How does Jeeter justify Ellie May's illicit behavior?

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

5. Who does Jeeter think Pearl is most like?

6. What is the irony of Jeeter's situation of living on land his family once owned?

7. Where does the name of the book, TOBACCO ROAD, come from?

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

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

10. How many children have Jeeter and Ada had and what does Jeeter know about their lives now?

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

The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of loss. Identify at least two examples about loss in the book and then explain why the examples support the theme.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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