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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 Mary Call decide to help Kiser Pease?
(a) Because she thinks she can make him do something.
(b) Because he once helped her father.
(c) Because she is afraid.
(d) Because she feels bad.

2. In the midst of the breakdown, who is attacked by hornets?
(a) Devola.
(b) Mary Call.
(c) Kiser Pease.
(d) Ima Dean.

3. What does Devola dream about buying with the money from wildcrafting?
(a) A present for Roy Luther.
(b) A car.
(c) A book.
(d) Ice cream.

4. Who tells Mary Call that he knows how to drive?
(a) Ima Dean.
(b) Devola.
(c) Romey.
(d) Kiser Pease.

5. While Kiser is sick, what do the Luther children enjoy?
(a) His car.
(b) His house.
(c) His food.
(d) His bed.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Roy Luther gets sick, what happens to his body?

2. Who is the oldest sister in the Luther family?

3. Where does Mary Call find Cosby Luther's book?

4. Who does Kiser Pease suggest the Luther family get help from?

5. What does Mary Call Luther's family do for a living?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the reasons why Mary Call is putting off the trip to the store?

2. What is revealed in Chapter 4 about what Mary Call plans to do if their father dies? Explain how it is revealed.

3. In what ways are the Connells opposites of each other?

4. What kind of sickness does Roy Luther likely have that altered the look of his face? What makes you think so?

5. What do Romey and Mary Call realize about their father in burying him?

6. How does Romey react when he finds out about his father's death?

7. Why does Ima Dean throw out the candy Mrs. Connell gave them?

8. One of Mary Call's promises to her father has to do with charity. How is Mary Call similar to her father in this view?

9. Although Kiser is obviously wealthy and Mary knows that, what about him is she not willing to acknowledge?

10. Why is Kiser so eager to please the Luthers?

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