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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. What is Dick suffering from when Charlie visits him?
(a) A cold.
(b) A fever.
(c) Paranoia.
(d) Back spasms.

2. Who owns Dick's farm?
(a) The government.
(b) The weather.
(c) Dick.
(d) Charlie Slatter.

3. What type of animal breaks its leg on the farm?
(a) Cow.
(b) Goat.
(c) Chicken.
(d) Ox.

4. With what will the geraniums grow side-by-side?
(a) Perennials.
(b) Roses.
(c) Blackjacks.
(d) Daisies.

5. At what level does Dick's temperature peak?
(a) 107.
(b) 105.
(c) 101.
(d) 102.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of native does Dick not like?

2. What type of crop is being planted on the farm?

3. How long do Dick and Charlie argue?

4. Where are Dick's parents?

5. What dies because of Mary's neglect?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mary show weakness?

2. What does Moses do to help Mary? How does Mary feel about being helped by a native?

3. What dream does Mary have about her father? What do you think its significance is? What else does Mary dream about?

4. How does Mary feel about how she arrives at her fate?

5. How is Dick handling Mary's return?

6. How does Mary feel about the doctor's advise? How much does the doctor charge for his services?

7. Why does Mary want to have children? What does Dick say about it?

8. How, and why, does Moses seek revenge on Mary? What other motives might he have for killing Mary?

9. How does Mary's condition change?

10. How does Mary feel about the idea of having children?

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