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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. Why is Mary Call upset with Romey in Chapter 12?

2. Why does Kiser have to talk through his teeth at the hospital?

3. Mary Call says she would like to have a picture of her and Romey wildcrafting to put where someday?

4. What kind of wedding clothes does Devola get?

5. Who asks Kiser if he wants to get married?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Mary Call view education?

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

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

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

9. What is most upsetting to the family about the roof?

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 Roy Luther's burial and how it turned out exactly as he wished. Be sure to note the promises that didn't turn out.

Essay Topic 2

How does Mary Call feel about living in the mountains and the perception of her family? Are some of the stereotypes of mountain people true of the Luthers? In what ways are they different?

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter One, describe what the scene with the traveler and Mary Call's contrasting comments about the land the Luther family lives on illustrates.

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