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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. In Chapter 11, what does Mart call Cal?

2. What color are the walls in Mart's house?

3. How long does Trey sleep at the end of Chapter 18?

4. In Chapter 13, how much time does Cal ask for to be sure he wants the pup?

5. How old was the kid who was one of the reasons that drove Cal to retire?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Donie look like in Chapter 15, and how does Cal think he got that way?

2. What does Cal decide about the farm equipment that got stolen in March?

3. In Chapter 14, what wakes Cal and what does he see?

4. In Chapter 17, why does Cal call Lena, and what does Lena do?

5. In Chapter 10, what does Mart say about the food he fixes?

6. How does Cal explain morals in Chapter 13?

7. In Chapter 13, what does Cal remember about Cliona?

8. What does Cal learn about the police being in Ardnakelty on March 16?

9. Why does Cal tell Trey to quit looking for Brendan?

10. What work gets done on Cal's house after he sends Trey away?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The setting in a book is the place or places where the action takes place. Where does the story take place? Is the setting simply a backdrop to the story and characters or does it take on the role of a character?

Essay Topic 2

Ardnakelty is a small village. How do townspeople interact with one another? Why is it difficult to keep information a secret? What do the village and townspeople reveal about community?

Essay Topic 3

Cal gets his firearms license and buys a gun. What does Cal want a rifle? What does the gun symbolize at first and how and why does the symbolism change?

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