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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. Mary Call has promised not to take Roy Luther where after his death?
(a) To the backyard.
(b) To the mountain.
(c) To his mother's plot.
(d) To an undertaker.

2. Who brings over a car to the Luther household?
(a) Mrs. Connell.
(b) Kiser Pease.
(c) The doctor.
(d) Mr. Connell.

3. The Luthers mistake goldenseal for what?
(a) Cilantro.
(b) Parsley.
(c) Ginseng.
(d) Basil.

4. Who mentions that they haven't seen Kiser Pease in a few days and he might be sick?
(a) Romey.
(b) Mary Call.
(c) Roy Luther.
(d) Devola.

5. After Roy Luther gets sick, what happens to his body?
(a) He must be fed by one of his children.
(b) He can no longer walk.
(c) He can no longer speak.
(d) He loses his hair.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the conditions outside when Roy Luther is taken up to the mountain to be buried?

2. What do the children think about her wildcrafting idea?

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

4. What happens when Mary Call wraps Kiser in the onions?

5. Who is the owner of the general store?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do you think Devola is silent when she learns of her father's death?

2. Who is the first person to show up after Roy Luther's death, and how does Mary Call put this person off?

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

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

5. What happens when Mary Call tells Kiser in Chapter 3 about the paper he signed?

6. Why does Mary Call decide to help Kiser after they find him ill?

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

8. How is Roy Luther's refusal to see a doctor indicative of stereotypes of mountain people?

9. How does Mary Call try to hide that their father has died from the other children?

10. Devola is the oldest sister of the Luther family, but in what ways does Mary Call take on that roll?

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