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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. How old is Pearl?

2. Who owns the land on which Jeeter's family lives?

3. What has Jeeter's family run out of?

4. Who eats most of the turnips?

5. Where is Lov employed?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Jeeter justify Ellie May's illicit behavior?

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

4. Who is Ellie May and why did Lov not choose her for his wife?

5. Who is Pearl and what are Lov's problems with her?

6. Why is Jeeter and Ada's lack of concern about Dude marrying Sister Bessie so strange?

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

8. What does Sister Bessie also seem to have an obsession with?

9. In what way is Sister Bessie like Ellie May?

10. What is the irony of Jeeter's situation of living on land his family once owned?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the role of the family in TOBACCO ROAD. What does it mean for each of the main characters? How does the Lester family disintegrate in its lack of support of each other? How has Jeeter failed as the patriarchal figure in the novel? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Create a brief character study of Sister Bessie. What does she look like? What are her positive personality traits? What are some of her negative characteristics? What are her hopes and fears? What motivates her--if anything--at this point?

Essay Topic 3

Create a brief character study of Dude. What does he look like? What are his positive personality traits? What are some of his negative characteristics? What are his hopes and fears? What motivates him--if anything--at this point?

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