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Quiz Guide Serena (part 2)

  • What incident renders McIntyre speechless in chapter 10?
  • What conditions does Serena make when she grants the favor Pemberton asks her in chapter 11?
  • In chapter 12, what do people see increasingly frequently? Why?
  • Who is the "bard of Appalachia," and what does he want? (chapter 12)?
  • What photograph does Pemberton ask Galloway to buy for him? (chapter 12)
  • Why does Rachel mostly sit alone at work (ch. 13)?
  • Chapter 14 has two manifestations of the "godly." What are they?
  • Chapter 14 ends with Serena saying, "Another time for me, then." What does she man?
  • In chapter 15, what "extinguishes" Pemberton's last doubt?
  • Why do you think Serena makes the decision she does at the end of chapter 15.
  • Loggers like Snipes and Ross frequently provide commentary in this story. What environmental problem do they bring up in chapter 16?
  • What is Webb's Asheville Citizen editorial about (chapter 17)?
  • About what business dealing do Serena and Harris disagree (17)?
  • What do we learn about Pemberton and Jacob in chapter 17?
  • What topics do loggers Ross and Henryson cover in chapter 18?
  • What's "done been prophesied" in chapter 18?
  • List some of the good luck charms used in chapter 19. Why are they necessary?
  • Besides good luck charms, what other magical thinking happens in chapter 19?
  • What possible answers does the chapter give as to whether taking Rachel from the mountains would have been right or wrong? (20)
  • What is one topic under discussion by the loggers in chapter 21?
  • At the end of chapter 21, Serena receives some news. What is it, and how does she react?
 
Dr. Mary Adams, instructor
last updated 26-jan-14