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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. Why does Tom think that Joe's wife buys new dresses all the time?
(a) She has a hoarding problem.
(b) She is a very shallow person.
(c) She is a very vain woman.
(d) She is compensating for her childhood as an orphan.

2. Which person in Ginny's family does Tom dislike?
(a) Florrie.
(b) Pa.
(c) Joe.
(d) Lily.

3. What does Tom do with David and Joe that he has never done before?
(a) Stays in a big hotel.
(b) Drives a car.
(c) Gets drunk.
(d) Goes fishing.

4. Who is Tom Powell?
(a) The mailman.
(b) Pa's business partner.
(c) The man Ginny would marry.
(d) The butcher in the village.

5. Where does Locke say that he saw a demon-possessed man?
(a) Panama.
(b) The Phillippines.
(c) Central America.
(d) New York.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tom disapprove of in Ginny's life?

2. What is the name of Ginny's second child?

3. What does Ginny experience as the service is coming to an end?

4. Which of the following does Tom NOT build on the farm?

5. What type of church service does Ginny attend with her father?

Short Essay Questions

1. What embarrassing thing does the traveling teacher, Mr. Simcox, do one night while courting Ginny and why does she question whether or not they would be a good match?

2. What does Locke recall about a train trip from Washington to San Francisco?

3. Describe Ginny's encounter with a demon spirit as she tries to walk to Sunset Rock prior to her baby being born.

4. How do their reactions to the meteor shower show Ginny and Tom's personalities?

5. What is the basis of Tom's dislike of Lily?

6. What do Ginny and Tom hope to get out of their relationship?

7. Describe Tom's accident during molasses season.

8. Who is Ginny's first child and in what way does she think her marriage changes?

9. What was Madame Sparrow's message for Ginny when she told her fortune?

10. What was the result of Ginny's following the Indian doctor's advice?

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