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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What reminds Jack about buying mules many years ago?
(a) Hearing mules bray.
(b) Hearing wagons move in the distance.
(c) Mat reminds him of the mules.
(d) Seeing an old photograph.

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

3. What ended up drawing Ruth and Jack closer to one another?
(a) He started drawing up new plans to expand the farm.
(b) The minister at the church helped them to talk through their problems.
(c) They had another baby.
(d) Mat helped them to talk with one another about their problems.

4. What role did Ben play in Jack's life?
(a) Ben acted as life a brother to Jack.
(b) Ben taught Jack all he needed to know about farming.
(c) Ben acted as a substitute father for Jack.
(d) Ben was a bad influence in Jack's life.

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

6. What is Jack's state of mind when Mat arrives at the store?
(a) A man Mat has never seen before is speaking with Jack.
(b) Jack is lecturing a group of men about farming.
(c) Jack is talking to his daughter in the store.
(d) Jack is lost in his thoughts.

7. What happens when Jack sees Mat in the store?
(a) Jack joins in the conversation about farming.
(b) Jack stops his conversation and gets up and hugs Mat.
(c) Jack introduces Mat to the man he is talking to.
(d) Jack does not immediately acknowledge that Mat has arrived.

8. When did Jack's father die?
(a) Just days after Jack's mother died.
(b) Approximately two years after jacks mother died.
(c) Many years after Jack's mother died.
(d) One year to the day after Jacks mother died.

9. What makes some people skeptical about Andy's future plans?
(a) They think college is a waste of time.
(b) They think that he has a responsibility to stay and tend to the land.
(c) They don't think he should abandon his parents.
(d) They think that going to the city will make him lose his common sense.

10. What did Jack realize after the climax of the frustration with Will?
(a) He would never respect Will because he is black.
(b) Will was irresponsible and was never going to change.
(c) Will brought on his situation himself.
(d) Will's situation was unfortunate.

11. How old is Mat Felter as he watches Jack staring wistfully on his porch?
(a) 25.
(b) 40.
(c) 51.
(d) 69.

12. What was the name of the place adjacent Jack's farm?
(a) Louisville Place.
(b) Hargrave Place.
(c) Port Williams Place.
(d) Farrier Place.

13. What would Jack do after his time off?
(a) Buy supplies for the week in town.
(b) Go to church.
(c) Go back to work again right away.
(d) Take produce to the market.

14. Why is Jack fond of Hannah?
(a) She has a good head for business.
(b) He sees something in her that he wishes he had in his life.
(c) She is very intelligent.
(d) He is attracted to her.

15. Why did Jack work tirelessly on the farm?
(a) To get everything back into shape and to pay off his family's debts.
(b) Because the slaves left.
(c) To his wife happy.
(d) To make his father happy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Hannah Coulter's first husband?

2. How is the meal prepared at the destination of Hannah and her children?

3. Where is the Berlew's new house?

4. When Hannah transports her children, who greets them at their destination?

5. What are the names of Hannah Coulter's children?

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