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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. Where does Mary Call find Cosby Luther's book?
2. After Roy Luther gets sick, what happens to his body?
3. Who loses their temper in Chapter 7 when things go wrong?
4. What kind of animal appears during Roy Luther's burial?
5. In Chapter 7, Mary Call contemplates what for the first time in the novel?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is Roy Luther's refusal to see a doctor indicative of stereotypes of mountain people?
2. Who is the first person to show up after Roy Luther's death, and how does Mary Call put this person off?
3. In what ways is wildcrafting more difficult than the Luthers thought?
4. Why do you think Devola is silent when she learns of her father's death?
5. What is revealed in Chapter 4 about what Mary Call plans to do if their father dies? Explain how it is revealed.
6. Why does Mary Call decide to help Kiser after they find him ill?
7. What happens when Mary Call tells Kiser in Chapter 3 about the paper he signed?
8. One of Mary Call's promises to her father has to do with charity. How is Mary Call similar to her father in this view?
9. How does Mary Call try to hide that their father has died from the other children?
10. Do you think Kiser is evil deep down inside after seeing his reaction to Roy Luther's condition?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How is Roy Luther an example of the price of pride? What does it mean in relation to Kiser's warning about the price of freedom?
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast the attitudes of Mr. Connell with Mrs. Connell to the Luthers. Be sure to mention Mrs. Connell's masked intentions.
Essay Topic 3
What does it mean for the family when the roof collapses in Chapter 10? Who takes the damage the hardest and what is most frustrating to Mary Call at that point in their life?
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