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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 sees Mary on the way to the hospital and offers her a ride?

2. Who admits they were wrong about Devola?

3. How are the Luthers preparing for winter?

4. Who does the family think has forgotten them?

5. What comes early to Trial Valley in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the Luthers prepare for winter?

2. Describe how Mrs. Connell is scared away from the Luther house.

3. How is Goldie able to take the house from the Luthers?

4. How do Romey and Mary Call switch roles in this chapter?

5. Why can't Mary Call ride home with the Graybeals even though it is raining?

6. How is the Thanksgiving dinner and their situation in general wearing on Mary Call in this chapter?

7. What are Mary Call's plans for the cave?

8. How does Mary Call view education?

9. Describe Mary Call's hospital visit with Kiser Pease.

10. Why doesn't Mary Call want Devola to marry Kiser Pease?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe two examples of Mary Call's major decisions in the book that affect the entire family but are made entirely on her own.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

In what ways does Mary Call accept certain aspects of her life? How does this compare with her concerns about her ignorance and family's place in society? Does she feel she can change that part of the Luther family's life?

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