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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 does Harris buy at the beginning of the story?
(a) Medicine.
(b) A strap for his gun.
(c) Shotgun shells.
(d) Soda.

2. What storytelling technique is used in Chapter 1?
(a) Allegory.
(b) Oxymoron.
(c) Syllogism.
(d) Foreshadowing.

3. Where does Stacey work?
(a) Drug store.
(b) Convenience store.
(c) Paper mill.
(d) Box factory.

4. What does Sissy expect as a result of her motivation?
(a) To build a healthy relationship.
(b) To become rich.
(c) To get married.
(d) To get a better job.

5. Which word best defines the difference between Cassie and Sissy?
(a) Finances.
(b) Opportunity.
(c) Health.
(d) Plans.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Cassie?

2. Which word best describes Sissy?

3. What does Cassie call her grandmother?

4. Who insists that Stacey help him pull his car out of a ditch?

5. What is the name of the man tending to the store in the first chapter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the author's purpose in the reverend's death?

2. Describe one character who searches for respect and how they do so.

3. What character(s) foreshadow trouble in the novel's future?

4. How does Statler threaten Cassie?

5. What reaction do the white people in the story have to Harris' suffering?

6. What does Stacey's truck represent?

7. Describe Harris.

8. Describe the awkwardness that exists between Stacey and Jeremy.

9. Describe Jeremy's situation as of Chapter 3.

10. How is dialect used in the story?

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