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Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What did Larry do to the Ericson farm right after his wife died?
(a) Moved in
(b) Burned it down
(c) Gave it to Harold
(d) Boarded it up
2. Ginny's mother had not been afraid of _________, but afraid of the life her daughters would lead after that happened.
(a) Farm life
(b) Poverty
(c) Larry's abuse
(d) Dying
3. On Wednesday, what does Ginny wander around to find as she used to go there as a child?
(a) The swings
(b) The woods
(c) The neighbor's house
(d) Old pond
4. Larry announces a plan to form a corporation with the farm, giving each of his daughters __________ of the ownership of the farm.
(a) One fifth
(b) One third
(c) One half
(d) One tenth
5. What are Pammy and Linda peering at as they begin to walk toward the house in the tableau of hope that Ginny envisions?
(a) Ditch
(b) Bird
(c) Money
(d) Carrot
6. What kind of plants seem to be fine, even though Ginny and Ty's relationship seems broken?
(a) Green bean
(b) Tomato
(c) Corn
(d) Pumpkin
7. Jess' father decided to take the day off from ____________ planting to host the pig roast for his son.
(a) Spring bean
(b) Corn
(c) Lettuce
(d) Wheat
8. Who is the narrator of the story who begins the story by describing the setting where they grew up?
(a) Rose
(b) Larry
(c) Caroline
(d) Ginny
9. Who found Larry when he was raging, soaked, and maniacal during the storm?
(a) Jess
(b) Rose
(c) Harold
(d) Loren
10. Jess asks Ginny who Larry's favorite was of all of his girls as they are talking to each other. Who is the favorite?
(a) Ginny
(b) Rose
(c) None of them
(d) Caroline
11. Who starts acting with more authority now that Larry has rolled his truck, something that this person had not done before?
(a) Loren
(b) Ginny
(c) Rose
(d) Ty
12. For years, Ty has wanted to double the farm's _________ operation, even though Larry did not agree with him.
(a) Chicken
(b) Hog
(c) Corn
(d) Lettuce
13. _____________ does not wear the customary goggles and accidentally sprays himself with anhydrous ammonia.
(a) Loren
(b) Harold
(c) Jess
(d) Larry
14. __________ accuses Ginny and Rose of taking advantage of Larry, though he was the one who decided who to give the farm to.
(a) Loren
(b) Jess
(c) Harold
(d) Caroline
15. Ginny cannot think of ________ without thinking of her room, which she cannot think of without thinking of her father.
(a) Rose
(b) Jess
(c) Caroline
(d) Her mother
Short Answer Questions
1. Rose announces she has already fed Larry and that he was ________ because they allowed it.
2. What were Ty and Pete installing when Ginny returned from the swimming pool with Pammy and Linda?
3. __________ says it's too much to walk a block and a half on an 87 degree day and that Ginny should wait in the car.
4. Who arrives late to breakfast the day after the pig roast, even though the rest of the family was there and ready on time?
5. What do Larry and Harold take in exchange for their work on repairing broken machinery around the farm at first?
This section contains 484 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) |
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