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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. How is Lov related to Jeeter?
(a) He is Jeeter's son-in-law.
(b) He is Jeeter's son.
(c) He is Jeeter's brother.
(d) He is Jeeter's uncle.

2. Why does Lov stop at the family's home?
(a) To get a glass of water.
(b) To do some trading.
(c) To rest for a bit.
(d) To talk to Jeeter.

3. Lov is so distracted by the girl in #23 that he forgets _________________.
(a) his wife.
(b) his coat.
(c) his hat.
(d) his turnips.

4. Who once owned all the land all around the farm where Jeeter's family lives?
(a) Jeeter's grandfather.
(b) Lov's great-grandfather.
(c) Jeeter's mother's family.
(d) Captain Harmon's father.

5. Why did Jeeter's family lose all its property?
(a) They had to sell it to pay debts.
(b) They couldn't make the payments.
(c) They lost it in a bet.
(d) It all burned down one night.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Ada?

2. How many children have Jeeter and Ada had?

3. Which family does Lov see on the way home?

4. Who is Sister Bessie?

5. How many of Jeeter and Ada's children have died?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sister Bessie tell Jeeter about her remarrying?

2. What does Sister Bessie also seem to have an obsession with?

3. What is the deciding factor in Dude agreeing to marry Sister Bessie?

4. Who is Sister Bessie and what does she pray for when Jeeter returns home?

5. Who is Pearl and what are Lov's problems with her?

6. Why has Jeeter never ventured out to find work after the farm failed?

7. How many children have Jeeter and Ada had and what does Jeeter know about their lives now?

8. Who does Jeeter think Pearl is most like?

9. Name some of the ways that Jeeter has let people down in his life.

10. Why is Jeeter in such bad straits financially now?

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