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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. Who is Dude?

2. Who are the only two of Jeeter and Ada's children still at home?

3. How is Lov related to Jeeter?

4. Where is Lov employed?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Ada think Pearl is most like?

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

3. Who does Jeeter think Pearl is most like?

4. What do the physical deformities of the characters seem to mirror?

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

8. What is Lov's problem about choosing between Pearl and Ellie May?

9. Why does Sister Bessie want to marry a boy like Duke?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain Caldwell's use of regionalism in the book. Cite examples of at least two different instances of regionalism and explain why the author used them where he did.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the significance of the novel's title. What did the author mean by calling the book TOBACCO ROAD? Cite an example to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

TOBACCO ROAD is sometimes defined as being written in the Southern Gothic style. What does that classification entail? Why does this novel fit into this category? Explain.

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