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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. Who starts acting with more authority now that Larry has rolled his truck, something that this person had not done before?
(a) Ginny
(b) Rose
(c) Ty
(d) Loren

2. What has Rose been diagnosed with, which means she needs additional help with certain chores and tasks?
(a) IBS
(b) Cancer
(c) Depression
(d) Diabetes

3. How many dead children, due to miscarriages, does Ginny have in her history, leaving her longing for children?
(a) 2
(b) 10
(c) 5
(d) 3

4. What is the task Ginny is trying to accomplish, one that takes her until noon that morning?
(a) Washing dishes
(b) Polishing the wood
(c) Dusting
(d) Cleaning carpets

5. After a church service, Ginny urges _________ to make amends with Larry as she thinks it's the right thing to do.
(a) Jess
(b) Loren
(c) Rose
(d) Caroline

Short Answer Questions

1. After Ginny finally falls asleep, she wakes up to Jess telling her that Larry is at ____________.

2. Which doctor appointment does Ginny drive Rose to on a Thursday as Rose cannot go by herself?

3. Larry announces a plan to form a corporation with the farm, giving each of his daughters __________ of the ownership of the farm.

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 is the name of the road that Country Road 686 intersects with, according to the narrator?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Jess in church that morning, as he explains later when his father and brother are not around?

2. What happened to Ginny's grandmother's grandparents find when they arrived in the United States from England?

3. What kind of sermon does Henry Dodge give during the service in which Rose and Ginny are helping?

4. What did Harold buy for himself without consulting Larry, which made Larry a bit upset?

5. What is on the papers which Ken LaSalle gives to Ginny when she is served?

6. What happened when the trucks and the tractors broke during the past when Larry and Harold were around?

7. When Ty returns with the missing Larry, what does Larry have to say to Ginny in person?

8. Why does Ginny run back home on her way to feed her father one morning?

9. What did Ginny and Rose create inside of their mother's closet when they were little?

10. When Pete mentions overhearing that Harold is going to be changing his will, how does Jess respond?

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