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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 helps Jeeter bury Grandma Lester?

2. What does Sister Bessie do when Jeeter orders her to leave?

3. What does Jeeter notice when Sister Bessie and Dude return?

4. Why is Grandma Lester doing the activity in #151?

5. Who watches Sister Bessie and Dude from the doorway?

Short Essay Questions

1. Does the author provide any hope for the Lester family at the end of the book?

2. How do Jeeter's feelings of jealousy for Dude result in his making Ellie May cry?

3. Given what has been revealed about the Lester family so far, what kind of future does it seem they will have?

4. Who dies in the house fire at the Lester farm?

5. How does the trio get some money for a little food and a room?

6. What is the prognosis for the car after it is repaired?

7. Why has Pearl left Lov and what solution does Jeeter offer?

8. How do Ada and Jeeter react to Grandma Lester being hit by the car?

9. What is the almost comical situation at bedtime on the night of Sister Bessie and Dude's wedding?

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

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

Compare and contrast Pearl and Ellie May. Why was Lov conflicted with choosing the best one for his wife? What qualities does Lov see in each that he desires? What qualities are undesirable for him?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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