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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. Who brings over a car to the Luther household?

2. While Kiser is sick, what do the Luther children enjoy?

3. Who drives circles in the front yard?

4. What is the first thing Mary Call does to help Kiser when he is sick?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why do you think Mary Call dreams about marrying Kiser Pease?

3. What does Mrs. Connell tell the children about their father? Do you think Mary Call agrees?

4. What characteristics does Mary have that are probably the reasons why her father has left her in charge?

5. 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?

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

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

8. In what ways is wildcrafting more difficult than the Luthers thought?

9. How does Mary Call contradict herself when she tells Romey to leave an IOU?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mary Call's independence is a central theme to the book. Why is she determined to be independent, and in what ways is she? How does she fail in this in some respects?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Mary Call's frustration with herself in Chapter 11 when Goldie comes to visit the Luthers. Why does she get so mad at herself? In what ways do Romey and Mary Call switch roles when this happens?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the relationship between Mary Call and Kiser Pease. How does it evolve throughout the novel?

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