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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. How long had the dog been dead that Cletus saw when he drowned?

2. What did Mary use when she rubbed Ob's aching joint every night?

3. What author did Summer read on Christmas Day?

4. Where does Cletus believe that the photograph he shows Summer at the beginning of Chapter 4 should be displayed?

5. Where does Joe Underwood work?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the preacher of the spiritualist church?

2. How did Summer feel about the love that Ob and Mary had?

3. How did Ob meet Cletus?

4. How did May refer to being in her garden?

5. Why doesn't Ob want to go find another psychic?

6. What does Ob compare a strong drink of whiskey to ?

7. When Summer was younger, how did she get to the bus stop?

8. What nickname does Cletus give the minster of the spiritualist church?

9. Describe the old car that Ob sat in after May died.

10. What happened when Cletus died and then came back to life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The three travelers learn that the Rev. Young has died. Discuss how the death of the minister affects Ob, Summer, and Cletus and which of them is most affected by the death.

Essay Topic 2

The author uses exposition to reveal things that have happened in the past. Discuss how exposition is used in the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Cletus states that he wants to be a Renaissance man. Discuss what a Renaissance man is, and why and how Cletus intended to become one.

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