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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Eight, Exile.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the reason for the town's attitude toward Rose as Jack encounters her the second time?
(a) She has been wronged for so long.
(b) She is strange.
(c) She has been so mean and ran her husband into the arms of another woman.
(d) She has done such good for the town.

2. How did Jack feel about the mules?
(a) He was proud of them.
(b) He felt like they were a burden.
(c) He was ashamed of them.
(d) He didn't really need them.

3. Where would Jack see her during the second time that he noticed her?
(a) Around town.
(b) Riding the fields behind his house.
(c) At his daughter's house.
(d) At Mat's house.

4. After his time off from working, how would Jack feel?
(a) Lazy.
(b) Rested and relaxed.
(c) Angry.
(d) Anxious and regretful.

5. What is the reason for Mat's feelings toward Lightning Berlew?
(a) Lightning is the smartest man Mat knows.
(b) He is not hard working.
(c) They have been through very difficult times together.
(d) Mat likes Lightning but not Lightning's wife because she is a crook.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Jack do during his time off?

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

3. What is the best description of Glad Pettit's financial status?

4. How did Ruth feel about the mortgage being paid off?

5. At the very start of the novel, to what is Jack listening?

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