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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why can't Florence go home after treating Laura's children?
(a) The bridge is washed out.
(b) It is contagious.
(c) It is dark.
(d) The town is too far away.

2. Who always saves Jamie?
(a) Laura.
(b) Pappy.
(c) Henry.
(d) Mary.

3. What does Florence sense when Ronsel comes home from the war?
(a) He wants to leave the South.
(b) He wants to get married.
(c) He wants to die.
(d) He wants to return.

4. What camp did Ronsel help with in Europe?
(a) Alderney.
(b) Aushwitz.
(c) Bergen-Belsen.
(d) Dachau.

5. What surprised Laura about Ronsel?
(a) He was in uniform,
(b) He was thought dead.
(c) He had one leg.
(d) He had big scars on his face.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jamie have recurring nightmares about?

2. Where does Pappy think Florence should sleep?

3. What appendage did Jamie lose in the war?

4. Why did Laura go back to Memphis for a time?

5. Why is Jamie rushing in what he is doing at the beginning of the book?

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