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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 asks Kiser if he wants to get married?

2. Mr. Connell is looking for people to do what in November and December?

3. What kind of cow does Kiser bring Devola?

4. Who is Kiser angry with?

5. How else does the blizzard affect the Luther house?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why doesn't Mary Call think it's a good idea to have friends at school?

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

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

5. Is Kiser Pease going to take care of the Luthers?

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

7. Once again, how do the other family members take out their frustration on Mary?

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

9. Why does Mary Call get upset with Romey in Chapter 12? Be sure to note how pride factors into this.

10. Why does Mary Call decide to marry Kiser Pease? What does she think will happen?

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

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

Mary Call's independence is a central theme to the book. Why is she determined to be independent, and in what ways is she? How does she fail in this in some respects?

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