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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Four, Will Wells.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Jack get frustrated with Will?
(a) Will was irresponsible.
(b) Will got a wagon stuck in the rain.
(c) Will was black.
(d) Will was lazy.

2. How did Jack's family feel about the Civil War?
(a) They wanted the South to win because they needed slaves to work their land.
(b) They believed strongly in the institution of slavery.
(c) They were vehemently opposed to slavery.
(d) They had little stake in keeping slavery around, but fought to defend the South from the North.

3. What happened prior to Jack's marriage to his wife?
(a) Jack's mother died.
(b) They had a courtship.
(c) Jack's father died.
(d) He had doubts about marrying her.

4. What does Ruth tell Jack after their daughter is born?
(a) She doesn't want any more children.
(b) She is leaving him.
(c) She will stay married to him, but she wants to go live with her sister.
(d) She wishes their daughter would have been stillborn as well.

5. When Mat goes to Lightning's house, what does he tell Lightning to do?
(a) Take the tractor and the wagon and help out some others.
(b) Find his wife and go into town.
(c) Go back to Mat's house and help out with Jack.
(d) Look through the papers of the business.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Mat's response to Margaret's suggestion regarding Jack?

3. How did Jack feel about the mules?

4. Who visited Jack the day after he brought the mules home?

5. What would Jack do after his time off?

(see the answer key)

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