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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 drew Cilly to the ramshackle house in the grove?
2. What is the lifestyle change that Jerome makes when he moves to his hundred acres in the woods?
3. Why does Jerome check his fireplace before lighting a fire?
4. Who takes care of the noises in the wall?
5. Emma tries to teach the raccoons, using...
Short Essay Questions
1. What makes Emma so contentious and determined to battle with Donald Cabot?
2. Although Jerome has given up stonecutting, his reaction to making Charmine's gravestone is interesting. Discuss what might be happening in this regard.
3. What makes Jerome feel better about the lonesomeness of his home?
4. Donald is spying on Jerome Kildee's house from the woods. What might this tell us about the time of history in which the book was written?
5. How does Emma Lou know the mountain lion is gone? Why doesn't she tell Jerome?
6. There is a telling sentence about Jerome's relationships with women in the description of Emma Lou. Do a close reading and discuss some possible meanings.
7. Jerome tells Old Grouch that he dealt with sad people. What was so sad about Jerome's profession?
8. What is different now about Emma Lou's dinner invitation?
9. What breaks the ice between Jerome Kildee and Emma Lou Eppy?
10. What does Jerome gather from Old Grouch's behavior while the baby skunks are under the house? What might his conclusions reveal about his own past?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does Montgomery deal with the authoritative nature of Jim Hinkle? Is Hinkle an aggressive or over-zealous enforcer of the law? How does Emma Lou's attitude change toward game wardens after spending a day with Jim Hinkle? Why would HInkle come from Santa Cruz all the way up to the redwoods to check on this complaint?
Essay Topic 2
There are several life lessons implied in this story. In terms of Kildee himself, what has he learned from the animals and children? Are these life lessons normally learned in old age? How could a man go through his life and not learn them until he is elderly? What might the conditions be?
Essay Topic 3
Is Jerome simply a former stonecutter? Discuss how his true talents come out in his old age, and what inspires him to become more creative. Why did he not use his creativity as much when he was working? What gap in his life might this new creativity fill?
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