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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. Where does Cussy keep Junia?

2. How old is Junia?

3. In Chapter 7, how many hours a day are Pa and the other miners working?

4. How long has it been since Cussy has seen Frazier on her deliveries in Chapter 12?

5. In Chapter 8, how long has it been since Charlie Frazier died?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Winnie Parker alone?

2. What does Loretta Adams tell Cussy when Cussy is worried about touching the old woman?

3. Who accosts Cussy in Chapter 5?

4. What does Cussy prepare for her next book delivery in Chapter 17?

5. How does Queenie get nipped by Junia?

6. Why did an old mountain doctor give Cussy the nickname of Bluet?

7. What agreement does Doc make to keep Vester Frazier's death a secret?

8. What is the schoolhouse like that Cussy visits in Chapter 9?

9. Who is Angeline Moffit?

10. What does Doc say when Cussy asks him to tend Willie Moffit's foot?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The hill people of Kentucky experienced great poverty. How did the hill people of Kentucky experience great poverty? How are their lives shortened by the deprivation they experience?

Essay Topic 2

In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the storyline? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

Essay Topic 3

An allusion is a figure of speech that does not directly refer to a person, place, or thing. What are some allusions in the novel? Why might it be difficult to decipher an allusion just by the context of a passage in a book? Why might research be required to understand allusions?

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