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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. Rose's legacy to her daughters was her __________, her way of looking things, according to Ginny.
(a) Honesty
(b) Strength
(c) Courage
(d) Life

2. Pete gets drunk and drives over to threaten ________ and then drives off into the quarry where he actually drowns.
(a) Larry
(b) Harold
(c) Loren
(d) Jess

3. What is the word Rose says when she calls Ginny that causes Ginny to go back to Mason City?
(a) Hospital
(b) Cancer
(c) Daddy
(d) Caroline

4. ___________ tells Ginny and Caroline they can take any personal possessions they want from the house and farm.
(a) Loren
(b) Joe
(c) Marv
(d) Eric

5. What part of the farm was bulldozed, though the remaining daughters didn't seem to care much?
(a) Dairy farm
(b) Chelsea
(c) The main coop
(d) Hog farm

Short Answer Questions

1. The __________ were busy that spring and for several years to come with the land of Larry's being up for sale.

2. ___________ divides her life into before and after the conversation with Rose.

3. Ginny is working as a waitress at the ____________ Restaurant off Interstate 35.

4. Henry Dodge during an unexpected visit notes that _____________ appears unhappy and wants to know why.

5. This breed of men in #161 believe their way of thinking is normal and that they should be ___________ by everyone else.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the status of Harold's eyes after his accident with the ammonia?

2. What does Ginny notice about 6 AM the morning after Pete's accident?

3. What does Ginny do between shifts at her new job as a waitress?

4. Why is Rose tempted to walk inside Chelsea, according to Rose as she speaks to Ginny?

5. Where does Ginny decide to swim in order to clear her mind and to get away from others?

6. What does Ginny believe is Rose's legacy to her daughters, Pammy and Linda?

7. What does Rose let Ginny know in a short note she receives while Ginny is in her new place?

8. How is it shown that Ty is the better farmer of all of his neighbors and their farms?

9. Why did the bank not give Ty a loan this year for his farm and for his hog operation?

10. What does Ginny do when she slips out of bed as Ty is sleeping one night?

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