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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 did Dude do after the accident?
(a) He left the man lying in a ditch.
(b) He took the driver to the hospital.
(c) He reported it to the police.
(d) He called the insurance man.

2. Why does Lov agree to take Ellie May into his house?
(a) She will sleep with him.
(b) She is a good cook.
(c) She is a good housekeeper.
(d) She is very pretty.

3. What happened to make Dude's car stop?
(a) The motor fell out.
(b) It blew a bearing.
(c) There was no antifreeze in it.
(d) It ran out of gas.

4. What is Grandma Lester doing at the beginning of Chapter 18?
(a) Taking a nap.
(b) Canning peaches.
(c) Peeling potatoes.
(d) Lying on the ground.

5. Who attends the marriage ceremony of Sister Bessie and Dude?
(a) The Lester family.
(b) No one.
(c) The Lesters and their neighbors.
(d) Sister Bessie's children.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Sister Bessie take with her when she leaves the Lester house?

2. What does Jeeter want Ellie May to steal from Lov's house?

3. What does Jeeter do to try to change Tom's mind about the family?

4. Who checks to see if Grandma Lester is alive?

5. What county does Jeeter want to go to?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lov do when he sees Grandma Lester lying on the ground?

2. What is the prognosis for the car after it is repaired?

3. Does the author provide any hope for the Lester family at the end of the book?

4. Given what has been revealed about the Lester family so far, what kind of future does it seem they will have?

5. How is Dude exhibiting some of Jeeter's lack of morals and integrity?

6. What is the nature of the fight that results in a tragic accident involving Grandma Lester?

7. What does Jeeter do when Sister Bessie and Dude attempt to consummate their marriage?

8. How is Jeeter inspired to do something positive on the farm regarding the fields?

9. How do Ada and Jeeter react to Grandma Lester being hit by the car?

10. Why does Lov decide to take Ellie May home with him now when he had found her so unattractive earlier?

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