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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Ronsel describe the survivors of the camp he helped in Europe?
(a) Depraved.
(b) Skeletal.
(c) Haunting.
(d) Cruel.

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

3. What was the biggest barrier for Ronsel's affair during the war?
(a) Religion.
(b) Language.
(c) Age.
(d) Customs.

4. What do Ronsel and Jamie talk about when they are together?
(a) Former loves.
(b) Gambling.
(c) Farming ideas.
(d) War experiences.

5. What is Ronsel doing when Jamie invites him to drink?
(a) Shopping.
(b) Walking home.
(c) Working the fields.
(d) Eating.

6. Who warned Laura that she might end up in bed for weeks?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Florence.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her sister.

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

8. What month did Laura visit Memphis?
(a) May.
(b) April.
(c) June.
(d) March.

9. What does Ronsel plan to return to the MacAllans?
(a) Some seeds.
(b) The rent money.
(c) The tractor.
(d) The mule.

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

11. What does Ronsel plan to purchase for his father when he returns?
(a) A tractor.
(b) Oxen.
(c) A mule.
(d) Some fertilizer.

12. How does Laura describe doing her duties after being in bed for weeks?
(a) Regaining herself.
(b) Going through the motions.
(c) Proving her worth.
(d) Deepening the rift.

13. How did Ronsel feel after his run in with Henry?
(a) Ambivalent.
(b) Disappointed.
(c) Relieved.
(d) Agitated.

14. What happened to Laura after a surprise visit from Mrs. Atwood?
(a) She got the flu.
(b) She vomited.
(c) She fainted.
(d) She miscarried.

15. Why did Ronsel run away from Laura?
(a) She told him about his family's troubles.
(b) She threatened to arrest him,
(c) She looked him in the eye.
(d) She reminded him of a French woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What caused Jamie to hit the ground in fear while in town?

2. What is Henry's father called?

3. Why did Ronsel elect to stay longer in Europe than he needed to?

4. How does Mrs. Atwood want Laura to help her kill someone?

5. Where was the woman Ronsel had an affair from?

(see the answer keys)

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