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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Three, Ruth.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Jack's memory of the mules, how old is Mat?
(a) Ten.
(b) Five.
(c) One.
(d) Twenty.

2. Where is the Berlew's new house?
(a) Port Williams.
(b) Clevland.
(c) Kentucky.
(d) Cincinnati.

3. What role did Nancy play in Jack's life?
(a) She reminded him all of the things he did wrong with his life.
(b) She was his tutor since he couldn't attend school.
(c) She acted as a substitute mother to him.
(d) She guided him in running the farm.

4. What does Mat's wife, Margaret, suggest to Mat regarding Jack?
(a) Mat and Margaret should move in with Jack.
(b) Jack should move in with them.
(c) Jack should move in with his daughter.
(d) His daughter should move in with Jack.

5. How does Jack remember himself as a young man?
(a) No self-esteen.
(b) Withdrawn and uncommunicative.
(c) Confident, in control of his life, and the world is his for the taking.
(d) Arrogant and obnoxious.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when Jack sees Mat in the store?

2. How does Jack feel about all of the reminiscing that he does?

3. When did Jack buy his team of mules?

4. What occurs at the end of Jack memory at the beginning of the book?

5. How does Mat describe his relationship with Jack?

(see the answer key)

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