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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. Why does Sister Bessie want to travel the country?
(a) To visit relatives.
(b) To sell her book.
(c) To preach.
(d) To vacation.

2. Who is Sister Bessie?
(a) Pearl's teacher.
(b) Jeeter's aunt.
(c) The Lesters' neighbor.
(d) A traveling nun.

3. What has Jeeter been using to fix the car?
(a) Wrench.
(b) Hammer.
(c) Screwdriver.
(d) Air pump.

4. Jeeter hopes to sell a load of ____________ if he can get his car running.
(a) peaches.
(b) firewood.
(c) turnips.
(d) cotton.

5. As the novel begins, Lov is walking home from what town?
(a) Greensboro.
(b) Fuller.
(c) Hunter.
(d) Maysville.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Jeeter's daughters does Lov begin to flirt with?

2. Why did Jeeter's family lose all its property?

3. What does Lov think when he sees the family?

4. Where does Sister Bessie marry her new husband?

5. To what does Jeeter admit?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the physical deformities of the characters seem to mirror?

2. Why is Jeeter in such bad straits financially now?

3. What type of work do Lov Bensey and Jeeter Lester do?

4. Why is Jeeter working on his car today?

5. Why is Lov's visit with the turnips almost torturous for Jeeter?

6. What does Sister Bessie tell Jeeter about her remarrying?

7. Why has Jeeter never ventured out to find work after the farm failed?

8. Why has Jeeter never had the proper treatment for Ellie May's physical defect?

9. Who is Sister Bessie and what does she pray for when Jeeter returns home?

10. At whose home does Lov stop on the way home from town and what is he carrying with him?

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