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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Sandy say he could ask Mavis' father for permission to marry?
(a) By sending a postcard.
(b) By calling him.
(c) By writing a ransom letter.
(d) By sending a telegram.

2. What did Edith hang on the wall after her father's death?
(a) Newspaper clippings.
(b) Her postcards from Lyman.
(c) Her mother's portrait.
(d) Paintings she had created.

3. Why didn't John lease the Goodnough land?
(a) John didn't have enough money.
(b) Roy wouldn't allow it.
(c) Roy was offered more money by someone else.
(d) John knew the land was useless for farming.

4. What game did Sandy, Mavis, Edith, and Lyman often play together?
(a) Rook.
(b) Bridge.
(c) Poker.
(d) Rummy.

5. What city was the gift from that Lyman gave Sandy?
(a) Pittsburgh.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) Milwaukee.
(d) Chicago.

6. What does Mavis do for a living?
(a) Mavis is a nurse.
(b) Mavis is a hair dresser.
(c) Mavis is a bank teller.
(d) Mavis is a teacher.

7. In which month did the Holt County Fair take place?
(a) April.
(b) August.
(c) June.
(d) July.

8. How did Edith feel about Lyman's return home?
(a) Relieved.
(b) Burdened.
(c) Confused.
(d) Delighted.

9. How long does Sandy say the happiness continued after Lyman's return home?
(a) Thirteen years.
(b) Six years.
(c) Three years.
(d) Nine years.

10. What does Sandy say he wishes Mavis had?
(a) A sense of humor.
(b) Distrust for strangers.
(c) An ear for music.
(d) A sweet voice.

11. What did Mavis want to see at the county fair?
(a) The rodeo.
(b) The talent show.
(c) The horse race.
(d) The parade.

12. What did Mavis say Edith and Lyman looked like?
(a) Twins.
(b) A newlywed couple.
(c) An elderly couple.
(d) A couple of kids.

13. What did Edith spend the money Lyman sent her on?
(a) Clothing.
(b) Nothing - she saved it.
(c) Her father's funeral.
(d) A new automobile.

14. Who leased the Goodnough land?
(a) Bud Sealy.
(b) Wenzel Gerdts.
(c) Jack Smythe.
(d) Charlie Best.

15. How old was Sandy in Chapter 8?
(a) Twenty-five years old.
(b) Twenty-two years old.
(c) Twenty-four years old.
(d) Nineteen years old.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Mavis get pregnant for the first time?

2. What did Lyman say he missed most while he was away?

3. How much money did Sandy give to Twyla?

4. Who would eventually lease the Goodnough land after Roy's death?

5. What gift did Lyman give Sandy in Chapter 9?

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