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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. Who wrote the book that Stube was reading the night that Davy escaped.

2. What is the name of August Shultz's wife?

3. What time was Stube released from Davy's cell?

4. What does Swede want for Christmas in 1962?

5. Where does Jeremiah suggest the family move when he is struggling with pneumonia?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why doesn't Reuben get a good-bye kiss from Bethany?

2. Who does Swede have rescue Sunny from the noose and why does that bother Reuben?

3. What does Stanley Basca tell that Davy did the night of the shooting?

4. What happened to Dolly when she was in the locker room with Thomas and Israel?

5. What does Reuben buy with the money he earns from tearing down the corncrib?

6. Describe Mrs. DeCuellar.

7. Why does Reuben resent that Jeremiah healed Mr. Holgren?

8. Where did the medical school that Jeremiah attended get a skeleton?

9. What does Reuben hear and see when he gets up in the night at the Schultz's to use the outhouse?

10. Where was Jeremiah Land when Reuben was born?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Because of a particularly bad asthma attack and his worries about his brother, Reuben seems to lose his faith. Discuss how and why Reuben loses and then regains his faith. Support your statements with examples and quotes from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Swede does not know that her father performs miracles until the time they elude state troopers searching for them. Discuss why Swede doesn't know about the miracles and how she responds when she learns about them. Support your statements with examples and quotes from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how the police respond when they learn about Swede's capture by Israel Fisher and Tommy Basca.

Support your statements with examples and quotes from the book.

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