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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Sandy working at the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) In a barn.
(b) In a field.
(c) Inside a corral.
(d) Inside a garage.

2. In Chapter 4, what was Edith putting in the bowl into which Roy dropped something?
(a) Strawberries.
(b) Beans.
(c) Cut apples.
(d) Radishes.

3. What is Roy said to have constantly done to Lyman?
(a) Beat him.
(b) Lied to him.
(c) Manipulated him.
(d) Berated him.

4. What does Sandy say is the reason Edith and Lyman never left the family farm?
(a) They couldn't afford to leave.
(b) They were devoted to the farm.
(c) They never got married.
(d) They had no opportunities to do so.

5. Who does Sandy say gave the reporter information for his story?
(a) Sandy's wife.
(b) Sandy's mother.
(c) The Goodnoughs.
(d) The sheriff.

6. Who does the reporter say Sandy fought with on the night of the fire?
(a) His neighbor.
(b) The firefighters.
(c) A police officer.
(d) His wife.

7. Which grade did Roy and Ada's children never get past?
(a) Eighth grade.
(b) Fifth grade.
(c) Tenth grade.
(d) Seventh grade.

8. What did John want to do because Roy made Edith so miserable?
(a) Send Roy to an institution.
(b) Kill Roy.
(c) Give Edith some money so she could run away.
(d) Elope with Edith.

9. In which season did Edith and John begin dating?
(a) Spring.
(b) Winter.
(c) Summer.
(d) Autumn.

10. What does Sandy say Edith never cried over?
(a) Spilled milk.
(b) Her mother's death.
(c) Her father's death.
(d) Her life trapped on the farm.

11. In Chapter 4, when Sandy talks about Edith crying, how many more times does he say she would cry in her lifetime?
(a) One more time.
(b) Two more times.
(c) Never again.
(d) Three more times.

12. How many children did Leona have with her first husband?
(a) Four.
(b) None.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

13. Where does the man who approaches Sandy in Chapter 1 say he is from?
(a) The Denver Daily.
(b) The Colorado Times.
(c) The Colorado Express.
(d) The Denver Post.

14. In Chapter 3, what did the cutting machine get caught on?
(a) A fence.
(b) Barbed wire.
(c) A tree stump.
(d) A pile of rocks.

15. What were Roy's hands said to look like after the cutting machine accident?
(a) Hamburger.
(b) Leather.
(c) Bloody cheese.
(d) Intestine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Roy not allow Lyman to do on the farm?

2. In Chapter 2, what is Roy said to have hated?

3. Where did John tell Sandy about his courtship with Edith?

4. What does Sandy say is true of all farm families?

5. What kind of company did Lyman find a job working at after leaving the farm?

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