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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. Where do Kiser and Devola get married?

2. Why does Mrs. Connell turn around before she gets to the door at her visit at the end of Chapter 9?

3. What takes the snow away?

4. Who admits they were wrong about Devola?

5. How do Mary Call and Romey take advantage of the weather in Chapter 11 when the weather changes?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the continued feud between Mrs. Connell and Romey.

2. Why doesn't Mary Call try to stop the wedding between Devola and Kiser Pease?

3. Why can't Mary Call ride home with the Graybeals even though it is raining?

4. Why do you think Mary Call refuses Kiser's offer of money?

5. How is Goldie able to take the house from the Luthers?

6. Describe Mary Call's hospital visit with Kiser Pease.

7. Why doesn't Mary Call want Devola to marry Kiser Pease?

8. Explain what the coming of the early spring could symbolize for the Luther family and what it means when it is quickly taken away.

9. Why does Mary Call get upset with Romey in Chapter 12? Be sure to note how pride factors into this.

10. What are Mary Call's plans for the cave?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what ways do Mary Call's promises to her father on his deathbed make her life more difficult?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the characters of Mary Call Luther and Devola Luther. In what ways are they different? In what ways are they alike? How does their relationship change throughout the book?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the relationship between Mary Call and Romey compared to Mary's relationship with the other children in the family. Be sure to give specific examples of tension/stress or moments of tenderness between Romey and Mary Call.

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