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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 Vera's one regular customer enjoy having every day in Chapter 17?

2. When Earl was learning to be a farmer, when was the crop ready to cut?

3. When the streets and sidewalks are being paved in Connaught, how many men does Vera serve meals three times a day, seven days a week?

4. In Chapter 17, who is Vera's one regular customer?

5. When does Vera try to raise a Christmas tree in Chapter 14?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 12, how do Vera and Alec have a temporary truce?

2. In Chapter 11, what does Vera do when Alec wears a hat to dinner?

3. In Chapter 14, why is Vera so upset in the weeks before Christmas?

4. How does Vera's business pick up at the cafe?

5. Why does Vera buy a television and where does she put it?

6. Why does Vera prefer John F. Kennedy for the United States president?

7. Why did Stutz call out the town's fire brigade after Earl set the field on fire?

8. What advice does Alec give Daniel about dancing?

9. What options does Vera have for work in Connaught?

10. Why does Daniel not tell his mother that he is seeing his grandfather?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The climax in a novel is the highest point of tension and a turning point. What is the climax of the novel and why is that incident the climax?

Essay Topic 2

Allusions are figures of speech used when an author mentions a person, place, or thing, but does not provide background information about the person, place, or thing. What are some allusions that the author uses in the book? Is research required to understand the allusions the author makes? Does the use of allusions make understanding what is happening difficult?

Essay Topic 3

Alec and Daniel have a man-to-man talk. Why do Alec and Daniel have a man-to-man talk? Why is important for Alec to give Daniel advice about growing up?

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