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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. How is the meal prepared at the destination of Hannah and her children?
(a) Carelessly.
(b) Quickly.
(c) Over fire.
(d) Slowly.

2. When did Jack buy his team of mules?
(a) Only five years ago.
(b) Long before he every had the family home.
(c) Shortly after he took possession of his family's home.
(d) Just after he got married.

3. What does Jack do after their daughter is born?
(a) He completely moves out of the house.
(b) He begins sleeping in a separate room of the house.
(c) He ignores Ruth's wishes and continues to sleep with her.
(d) He buys more land.

4. Which of the following statements best describes the mules?
(a) They were an expensive present to himself.
(b) The mules were given to him by his father.
(c) He got the mules inexchange for land.
(d) The mules were very inexpensive, and he was taking them off of a friend's hands.

5. Where does Hannah take her children?
(a) To Mat's house.
(b) To Nancy's house.
(c) To Jack's house.
(d) To Will's house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens right before Jack decides to leave the store?

2. What was the name of the place adjacent Jack's farm?

3. What was Ruth's character like?

4. What role did Nancy play in Jack's life?

5. What is the name of Hannah Coulter's first husband?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Jack's relationship with Nancy?

2. How does Mat feel about Lightning and Smoothbore Berlew?

3. What happens when Jack is brought out of his memories and into the present?

4. What happens to Ruth and Jack's marriage after their daughter is born?

5. How would you best describe Jack's marriage?

6. As the book opens, what does Jack remember about mules as he stands on the porch listening to Mat call the cows?

7. What was Jack like when he was younger?

8. What is a horse breaker and what is Jack's experience with it?

9. What part of Jack's memory at the beginning of the novel involves Mat?

10. What happened between Jack and Will that caused Will to leave?

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