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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. When friends and family begin to worry about Jack living on his own, where does Jack go?
(a) To Mat's house.
(b) To Louisville to live with Clara.
(c) To live in a hotel in town.
(d) To Rose's old house.

2. After Jack asks Andy questions, what happens?
(a) Andy leaves abruptly.
(b) The two of them go into the house to have dessert.
(c) Andy starts asking Jack questions.
(d) The conversation comes to a lull.

3. When does the accident occur that changes Jack's feelings about Rose?
(a) During a tornado.
(b) During a hurricane.
(c) During a snowstorm.
(d) During a flood.

4. Who are the people who gather on Jack's farm in the Epilogue?
(a) Men and women from town.
(b) Only family members.
(c) The men of Port William.
(d) Only women from town.

5. How did Ruth feel about the mortgage being paid off?
(a) Happy.
(b) Sad.
(c) Indifferent.
(d) She didn't know that he paid it off.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Jack encounters Rose the second time, what is the town's attitude towards her?

2. Why does Mat have an unusual amount of energy on the day people come to pay their respects to Jack?

3. Who comes to pay their respects as Jack lies in the coffin?

4. How does Rose die?

5. At the beginning of Chapter 9, where does Jack go?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mat feel about Jack's death?

2. What was Jack's relationship with Glad like?

3. How did people pay their respects to Jack at the Felter's house?

4. What does Andy do before he leaves Port William to go to college?

5. After the dinner at Mat Feltner's house, what does Jack do?

6. What kind of burial does Mat know Jack would have wanted to have?

7. Why is Mat annoyed with the preacher during Jack's funeral?

8. After Wheeler gives Elton the news about the farm, what does Wheeler do?

9. What does Mat observe and realize after the preacher concludes his prayer during Jack's funeral?

10. What happened after Jack found Ruth struggling to breathe?

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