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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of what does a cooking odor remind Mattie?
(a) Sugar cane
(b) BBQ ribs
(c) Spaghetti
(d) Fudge

2. Why is Miss Eva scolding Mattie?
(a) For gaining too much weight
(b) For not looking for a husband
(c) For not getting a better job
(d) For not watching Basil

3. "Or crust over like ____________________?"
(a) caramel candy
(b) maple syrup
(c) maple candy
(d) syrupy sweet

4. Who does Mattie's father blame for her pregnancy?
(a) Himself
(b) The deacon
(c) Butch
(d) Mattie

5. Who is the last grandchild of the person in #69?
(a) Lucielia
(b) Lu Ann
(c) Lucinda
(d) Lori

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Basil want from Mattie?

2. What does Mattie's father want the answer to #55 to do?

3. To what city does Mattie travel?

4. Where does Basil spend the next two weeks?

5. Why does the author use these literary elements?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the topic of the Opening Poem.

2. Who is Etta Mae Johnson?

3. How does the author choose to open the book?

4. Who is Butch and why is Mattie so attracted to him?

5. What life lessons is the author imparting through Mattie, Miss Eva and Etta at this point of the story?

6. Explain how Basil is a product of his upbringing even though Mattie thought she was raising him the right way.

7. How does the author use Ciel's life to show the theme of babies as hope for a new generation?

8. Explain Kiswana's situation and how it contrasts with her family background.

9. What is the reason the author uses these literary elements throughout the book?

10. Explain the circumstances of Basil's arrest and his manipulation of Mattie while incarcerated.

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