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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. Gowan gets sick because the other boys make him drink a large quantity of ______________.
(a) brandy.
(b) punch.
(c) cod liver oil.
(d) hair oil.

2. Who do Popeye and Temple pass by without any sign of recognition?
(a) Ruby.
(b) Murphy.
(c) Goodwin.
(d) Stevens.

3. Where does Temple wake up?
(a) A cellar.
(b) A crib of cotton hulls.
(c) A large bedroom.
(d) A hay loft.

4. What did the authorities do regarding Goodwin?
(a) They destroyed his still.
(b) They razed his barn.
(c) They torched the house.
(d) They dug up his basement.

5. About what topic do Benbow and his wife argue?
(a) She wants to change religion.
(b) She spends too much money.
(c) She wants to care for the entire world.
(d) She fired the cook.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Benbow's profession?

2. What does Ruby take with her when she goes to the stream to think?

3. What is Temple's father's profession?

4. What is Old Frenchman Place?

5. The local boys know where Gowan can find ____________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Popeye feel the need to assert himself in every situation and why is he a powerful person in the operation?

2. Why does Ruby continue to tolerate the abusive behavior from the men in the house?

3. Which two characters seem to show the most compassion for Temple?

4. What is the nature of Goodwin's whiskey operation?

5. How does Ruby show her prejudice for people in the upper class?

6. Who is Ruby and how does Benbow meet her?

7. Explain why Benbow assigns a gender to nature.

8. Who is Narcissa and how does she spend her time?

9. What is Temple's family situation and why does that alienate Ruby?

10. Who is arrested for murder and how does he hamper his own defense?

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