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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 does Essie's mother most want her to do?

2. Who is the first worker Lee introduces Cowney to?

3. Which river does Cowney live near?

4. Who looks after a monkey in Cowney's town?

5. Who does the person who looks after the monkey say he has named the monkey after?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lishie feel about religion and how does her religious outlook affect Cowney?

2. What does Cowney think of the first dinner he eats at the inn?

3. In Part II, what threatens Lishie's house and other areas of Cherokee?

4. What does Cowney worry about in relation to his work clothes he is issued his first day at the inn?

5. What does Cowney think is the strangest thing about the story he is told about his father' death?

6. What game does Essie teach Cowney to play in Room 447, and how does he feel about it?

7. What kind of greeting do Cowney and Essie get when they first arrive at Grove Park Inn?

8. What is Essie's response to Cowney's telling her about the bone he finds?

9. What does Bud do in the midst of the wildfires that appalls Cowney?

10. What does Cowney thinks he remembers about his father's funeral, even though he was very young?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does the Grove Park Inn symbolize for Cowney? What is unusual about the specific mix of types of guests there? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

What does Cowney learn about himself, his potential, his resolve, and his personality after working for some time at Grove Park Inn - especially after enduring abuse from Sol and others there? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

How does Clapsaddle portray the nature of Cowney's and Essie's relationship after they both leave the Grove Park Inn? How would you describe their friendship and deep connection in the years following their summer together at the inn? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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