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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

Why does Mimi tell Winston Bally to get off her land? (from Pages 161 – 211)

Because the government is evicting people through armed force.

Because she is angry with him and the government's pressure on people like her parents.

Because Bally has filed litigation against the Millers for their land.

Because she is angry that Bally has refused to take her out on a date.

2.

Why does Tommy turn to heavy drinking when he comes home from Vietnam? (from Pages 51 – 110)

Tommy does not turn to drinking when he comes home from Vietnam.

Because he wishes to return to his old ways of partying and letting his parents clean up his messes.

Because of his unspoken-of wartime experiences.

Because he knows he will be reenlisting and wants to enjoy what time he has before he goes back to fight.

3.

Why does Mimi's mother contend that Miller's Valley is no longer home? (from Pages 211 – 257)

Because her family is no longer there.

Because the valley is flooded.

Because Miriam is originally from Andover.

Because no one lives there anymore.

4.

Why does Mimi choose to defer going away to college for at least a year? (from Pages 111 – 160)

Because she wishes to marry Steven.

Because Tommy is killed in a tractor accident.

Because her father has a stroke.

Because her mother has a stroke.

5.

What does Mimi find in Aunt Ruth's attic which deeply disturbs her? (from Pages 211 – 257)

The corpse of a long-dead baby.

Secret contracts between Aunt Ruth and Bally for the sale of Miller lands to the government.

Documentation that Aunt Ruth is actually Mimi's mother.

The corpse of the man who jilted Aunt Ruth.

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