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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one of the questions that Jack asks Andy?

2. After Ruth's death, what did Jack worry about?

3. After a time, what happened between Rose and Jack?

4. In what way did Jack sacrifice for Clara?

5. What did Mat ask to have read during the funeral?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Mat finds that Jack has not shown up for his normal routine?

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

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

4. Who is Wheeler and why has he had to spend more time away from the farm than usual?

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

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

7. What does Margaret Feltner tell Andy before he leaves?

8. What significant event occurred in Jack's life after Rose's death?

9. What was the result of Jack's plans for Glad and Clara to take over the farm?

10. What was Ruth's reaction when she discovered her husband's infidelities?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay that analyzes Jack, the protagonist in the novel. First, summarize the basic facts about his life. Second, summarize the primary relationships he had in his life. Third, explain his moral flaws and his moral virtues.

Essay Topic 2

Of note in the novel is the emphasis that the author places on the slow death of the agrarian society in America post World War II. Write an essay that summarizes how Berry showed that agrarian society was dying out and being replaced by modern society. Give examples from the novel that show how Berry could have possibility felt about the issue as he wrote the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Jack and Mat in an essay. How are they similar? How are they different? Which of their ethics are the same? Do you see any that are different? Focus on their work, their relationships with their wives, and their parenting techniques.

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