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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 does Ginny insist on doing when Tom offers to get Florrie's help?
(a) Canning fruit.
(b) Making baby clothes.
(c) Cooking meals.
(d) The laundry.

2. Who accompanies Florrie to Ginny's house in Chapter 10?
(a) Lilibet.
(b) Lauren.
(c) Lily.
(d) Lizette.

3. How long does it take Ginny to write the letter?
(a) A month.
(b) Over a week.
(c) Several hours.
(d) A few minutes.

4. Where does Tom go after the fire?
(a) The outhouse.
(b) The bedroom.
(c) A bar in town.
(d) Florrie's house.

5. What does Tom do when Ginny leaves the house to attend a revival?
(a) He changes the locks on the doors.
(b) He drives over to pick her up.
(c) He points a shotgun at her.
(d) He ties her to the bed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ginny ask of the person to whom she writes the letter?

2. Why do Florrie and the woman in #109 go to Ginny's house?

3. What does Ginny give to Tom to drink to regain his strength?

4. Which of the following do the women NOT argue about?

5. What does Tom forbid Ginny to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are Tom's rants about taking care of people exposed to typhoid so ironic?

2. What does Ginny reveal to Locke in the letter about their father and the hypocrisy in the family?

3. To what does Ginny attribute the bright, white light when she is ill and having delusions?

4. What is Tom's reaction when Ginny fires Florrie?

5. How does Ginny's view on the farm shift after spending time with Tom working in the fields?

6. What does Ginny realize about the land as she, Pa and Tom walk around talking about it?

7. How is the blinding smoke a metaphor for Ginny and Tom's marriage?

8. What is the nature of the dream that Ginny has regarding Thurman Johnson?

9. What things are happening between Tom and Florrie that Ginny does not like?

10. When does the demon spirit come to visit Ginny and what effect is it having on Tom now?

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