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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When David and Jesse are in the forest, what makes David run?
(a) A forest fire starts.
(b) The lamb starts to attack.
(c) A stranger pulls out a gun.
(d) Jesse has a knife.

2. Why is Tom and Elizabeth's hotel losing guests?
(a) Because of the hotel's shabbiness.
(b) Because of Elizabeth's illness.
(c) Because of the cost to stay there.
(d) Because of Tom's temper.

3. Why does Jesse place blame on his dead brothers?
(a) They fight on the wrong side of the war.
(b) They are Godless.
(c) They do not work hard enough.
(d) They leave their father.

4. How old is David Hardy when he comes to Jesse's farm?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Twenty-one.
(c) Thirteen.
(d) Fifteen.

5. Why does Alice save her money?
(a) To follow Ned.
(b) To go to Cleveland.
(c) To buy a house.
(d) To run off with Will.

6. What do the writer and the carpenter have in common?
(a) The both have white mustaches.
(b) They both ride bikes.
(c) They both lose a brother.
(d) The both are in prison.

7. How does George feel at the end of the story when he is at the drug store?
(a) In love.
(b) Angry.
(c) Satisfied.
(d) Nervous.

8. What emotion does Elizabeth feel at the end of the story ,after George share's his plans for his future?
(a) Hatred.
(b) Joy.
(c) Fear.
(d) Confusion.

9. What does the author say makes it difficult for people to understand Jesse?
(a) Industrialization.
(b) Different Bible translations.
(c) His hand writing.
(d) The farm is lost.

10. Who does the tall, dark girl think she marries?
(a) The black-haired boy.
(b) Her second cousin.
(c) The wine maker.
(d) The jeweler's son.

11. What does Henry Bradford do to Wing one afternoon at the schoolhouse?
(a) Beat him up.
(b) Threaten his family.
(c) Offer him a ride out of town.
(d) Give him money.

12. What does the writer name his book?
(a) Grotesque Dreams.
(b) The Book of the Grotesque.
(c) When I Could Not Sleep.
(d) The Book of Me.

13. What does Joe tell George and Sarah's father at the Willard house?
(a) To imagine a world without crops.
(b) To imagine a world without bees.
(c) To imagine a world without grass.
(d) To imagine a world without the ground.

14. How does the town feel about Joe and Sarah?
(a) They are in awe of it.
(b) They are repelled by it.
(c) They are indifferent to it.
(d) They try to break them up.

15. What does Dr. Reefy ask the tall, dark girl after her first visit with him?
(a) He asks her to go for a ride in the country.
(b) He asks her if she is rich.
(c) He asks her to tell him her thoughts.
(d) He asks her to marry him.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does George visit Dr. Parcival?

2. What does Jesse turn to as an explanation for everything?

3. What does Dr. Parcival tell George he is afraid of?

4. Who does Alice Hindman live with?

5. Where does Jesse take David to pray?

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