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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color is Deanna's notebook?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Green.
(c) Brown.
(d) Black.

2. Who befriends Lusa at her husband's wake?
(a) Mary Edna.
(b) Hannie-Mavis.
(c) Lois.
(d) Jewel.

3. What label has Lusa been given by the community?
(a) Spoiled brat.
(b) Diva.
(c) City girl.
(d) Snob.

4. How old is Eddie?
(a) 25.
(b) 28.
(c) 30.
(d) 32.

5. What mountain range surrounds the valley that the story takes place in?
(a) Green Mountains.
(b) Himalayan Mountains.
(c) Rocky Mountains.
(d) Appalachian Mountains.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 15, what does Lusa see in her house?

2. In Chapter 12, whom does Garnett write a letter to?

3. What has Deanna ignored while spending time with Eddie?

4. What does Lusa say that the cows will eat?

5. What voices does Deanna hear in the forest?

Short Essay Questions

1. Do you think Garnett's religious beliefs are the basis for his constant disapproval of Nannie and her lifestyle?

2. How do you think Herb and Big Rickie handle the situation about putting in Lusa's crop?

3. What is a "windfall" in the forest?

4. Do you think Eddie respects Deanna?

5. In Chapter 11, Deanna and Eddie are talking about who built Deanna's cabin. Explain the Walker family and their influence on the land in this area.

6. According to Garnett's religious beliefs, when is it okay for an animal species to go extinct?

7. What is Eddie like, at the beginning of the book and how does Deanna react to him?

8. Do you think it odd that Lusa dreams of a moth making love to her?

9. What does Garnett warn Lusa about, when she wants to place an ad for goats?

10. Why does Deanna physically attack Eddie, in Chapter 7?

(see the answer keys)

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