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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. What horrible thing happens to Tom McHone?
2. Christy is troubled because David never tells her what?
3. The most difficult aspect to typhoid is what?
4. Dr. MacNeill returns and wants to send Christy where to keep her away from the epidemic?
5. Lundy Taylor's stay as a boarder at the Mission House results from his father's what?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain the funny incident that occurs at the school's closing ceremonies with Creed Allen.
2. Describe the fears of Zady and Fairlight and what they stand for.
3. Explain how David alerting the US Marshals comes back to haunt him with regard to the incidents of Prince's tail and the church pulpit, in chapters 23 and 34.
4. Should David have gotten the US Marshals involved in finding the moonshine stills, even though it made him a target?
5. What things is David uncertain about in Chapters 29 and 30 and how do those things cause Christy to be unsure?
6. What reason does Dr. MacNeill give for helping the blockaders and do you agree with it?
7. What is Christy's dream for the mountain people and how does she begin to put it into practice, in Chapters 31 and 32?
8. Explain how the events of Tom McHone's Death may impact the future of Cutter Gap.
9. Explain the calling from God that Christy feels in chapters 27 and 28.
10. What discovery does Christy make at Dr. MacNeill's cabin that causes her to have renewed respect for the doctor?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
List five major differences between Christy's life in Asheville and her life in Cutter Gap. Then, explain whether or not, based on those differences, you feel that Christy should have stayed in Asheville, rather than ever coming to the Gap. What is the reasoning behind your decision?
Essay Topic 2
One of the major themes of the story is belief in a higher power, or lack thereof. Choose any two characters from the story and describe at least three examples for each character where faith or lack of faith played a major part in that character's development.
Essay Topic 3
Illegal alcohol running is a big part of the story.
Part 1: What characters seemed to be most impacted by the illegal making and trading of moonshine? In what ways were their lives altered?
Part 2: The mountain people made moonshine to earn a living, even though it was illegal. Do you agree or disagree with them trying to support their families that way? What are your reasons?
Part 3: Dr MacNeill warned the blockaders about the US Marshals. Explain why he did so and whether or not you would have done so, if you were in his place.
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