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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. Why does Florence dislike Pappy?
(a) He is never fully dressed.
(b) He treats her like a slave.
(c) He drinks a lot.
(d) He swears a lot.

2. What did Ronsel hope to do when he joined the military?
(a) Fly planes.
(b) Make his mother proud.
(c) Fight battles.
(d) Find his father.

3. Why does Henry dig so deep at the beginning of the book?
(a) He is worried a storm will wash the body up.
(b) It is what his brother wanted.
(c) He is biding his time.
(d) It gets the body far away from him.

4. Why is Jamie rushing in what he is doing at the beginning of the book?
(a) He is up against a deadline.
(b) The weather has been bad.
(c) He hates funerals.
(d) He has a lot to do.

5. Why does Henry not have a place to stay after his brother-in-law dies?
(a) It burns down.
(b) It gets foreclosed on.
(c) It is damaged.
(d) The manager swindled him.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Laura meet most of Henry's family?

2. How long did Laura have bliss in her marriage?

3. What did Jamie lose an appendage in the war to?

4. What kind of unit is Ronsel in when he is called to fight?

5. What is Jamie doing at the beginning of the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Florence do in the farm house that makes Laura uncomfortable?

2. How did Jamie almost die as a child?

3. What does the Jackson family want more than anything?

4. What causes Laura to not kick the Atwoods off the property?

5. How did Hap break his leg?

6. What is the biggest obstacle standing in the way of the Jackson's goal?

7. How are all the first chapters of this book formatted?

8. Why does Dr. Turpin make things worse for Hap and his injury?

9. What is the big rumor spread about Dr. Turpin?

10. What upset Laura's life more than the war?

(see the answer keys)

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