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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 do Kiser and Devola get married?

2. When Roy Luther was alive, what was Thanksgiving like?

3. Who does the family think has forgotten them?

4. Why is Kiser angry with this person?

5. Who continues to talk about visiting the Luther house and attempts to in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the continued feud between Mrs. Connell and Romey.

2. How does Devola remind Mary Call of Cosby Luther in this chapter, and how does she respond to it?

3. Explain why Mary Call is worried when Kiser takes Devola off to get her license.

4. How does the blizzard take its toll on the Luthers?

5. Explain what the coming of the early spring could symbolize for the Luther family and what it means when it is quickly taken away.

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

7. How does Mary think the younger kids see her?

8. How does everyone react to the roof issue?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Mary Call's frustration with herself in Chapter 11 when Goldie comes to visit the Luthers. Why does she get so mad at herself? In what ways do Romey and Mary Call switch roles when this happens?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the relationship between Mary Call and Kiser Pease. How does it evolve throughout the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Explore the theme of self-reliance in the novel. How is it clearly in Roy Luther? Mary Call? Romey?

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