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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Jamie sent to jail?
(a) He was drinking and driving.
(b) He killed a horse.
(c) He got in a fight.
(d) He stole cigarettes.

2. What did Ronsel not find in Europe that he finds in America?
(a) Concentration camps.
(b) Gratitude.
(c) National pride.
(d) Discrimination.

3. What is Henry's father called?
(a) Papa.
(b) Pip.
(c) Poppy.
(d) Pappy.

4. What did Henry tell Ronsel to do when they met?
(a) Use the back door.
(b) Care for his mother.
(c) Apologize.
(d) Come for dinner.

5. What did Laura NOT miss while in Memphis?
(a) Her children.
(b) The neighbors.
(c) The farm.
(d) Her husband.

6. Who was with Henry when he first meets Ronsel?
(a) Pappy.
(b) Hap.
(c) Laura.
(d) Jamie.

7. What does Henry think will help Jamie after the war?
(a) Some medication.
(b) Hard work.
(c) Music.
(d) A new woman.

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

9. What did Laura miss while in Memphis?
(a) Her husband.
(b) Her children.
(c) The neighbors.
(d) The farm.

10. Who reminds Ronsel of the bad things he saw in Europe?
(a) An old crush.
(b) The sheriff.
(c) Laura's daughter.
(d) Pappy.

11. Who did Mrs. Atwood want to kill?
(a) Henry.
(b) Hap.
(c) Her husband.
(d) Pappy.

12. Who comforted Jamie when he hit the ground while in town?
(a) Hap.
(b) Pappy.
(c) Ronsel.
(d) Henry.

13. What does Ronsel regret about the war?
(a) Killing unarmed soldiers.
(b) Going to Europe.
(c) Helping in the camps.
(d) Leaving his lover.

14. Where was the woman Ronsel had an affair from?
(a) Germany.
(b) Poland.
(c) England.
(d) France.

15. Where did Jamie get sent to jail?
(a) Yellow Vale.
(b) Columbia.
(c) White Springs.
(d) Greenville.

Short Answer Questions

1. What surprise did Laura learn while in Memphis?

2. What does Laura go to town for?

3. When does Jamie feel the fear of war the most?

4. How does Laura describe doing her duties after being in bed for weeks?

5. What did Jamie run into before he was arrested?

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