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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. Who drove the car on the way home from the county fair?
(a) Mavis.
(b) Sandy.
(c) Edith.
(d) Lyman.

2. Who was with Sandy as he buried his father?
(a) Leona.
(b) Roy.
(c) Lyman.
(d) Edith.

3. Where did Sandy go to college?
(a) Colorado State.
(b) Mesa State College.
(c) Fort Lewis.
(d) Fort Collins.

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

5. When did Mavis decide it was time for her and Sandy to marry?
(a) 1963.
(b) 1960.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1968.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Sandy note about Lyman's appearance when he returned home?

2. Toward the end of Chapter 9, who did Mavis say she was worried about?

3. Why did Mavis and Edith insist on staying at the fair for a longer length of time?

4. In what year did Sandy graduate from high school?

5. Who was Twyla Thompson?

Short Essay Questions

1. In spite of his objections, what did Sandy do for his mother when she decided to remarry?

2. What did Edith tell Lyman about the money she saved?

3. How did Edith and Sandy feel about Lyman's return in 1961?

4. On the night of Lyman's return, what did he bring out from his suitcases?

5. When Mavis decided it was time to get married, what did she tell Sandy to do?

6. Why did Mavis and Edith insist on staying at the county fair later than planned?

7. Why did Edith call on Sandy in October of 1952?

8. Who were Clevis Stouffer and Twyla Thompson?

9. What does Sandy say about his and Mavis' personalities?

10. What activities were Sandy, Mavis, Edith, and Lyman said to often do together?

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