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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. What condition was Lyman in after the car accident?
(a) Unconscious.
(b) Dazed.
(c) Perfectly fine.
(d) Dead.

2. How did Sandy feel when he saw Lyman again?
(a) Relieved.
(b) Happy.
(c) Confused.
(d) Angry.

3. What injury did Edith get in the car accident?
(a) Edith broke her arm.
(b) Edith dislocated a shoulder.
(c) Edith punctured a lung.
(d) Edith had internal bleeding.

4. What appliance did Lyman and Edith purchase?
(a) A refrigerator.
(b) An oven.
(c) A dishwasher.
(d) An air conditioner.

5. Why did Sandy sell off some land in 1952?
(a) To pay for his wedding.
(b) To pay off his gambling debts.
(c) To build a new barn.
(d) To pay for a house for his mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was with Sandy as he buried his father?

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

3. Which doctor was John taken to after his death?

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

5. After Clevis left, which city did Sandy take Twyla to?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Edith tell Sandy she was looking forward to towards the end of Chapter 9?

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

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

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

5. Why does Sandy say he is not proud of the decade that followed his mother's remarriage?

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

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

8. After Roy's death, what did Edith decorate her house with?

9. What did Leona announce in 1952?

10. Who were Clevis Stouffer and Twyla Thompson?

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