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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Henry Dodge during an unexpected visit notes that _____________ appears unhappy and wants to know why.
(a) Larry
(b) Rose
(c) Ginny
(d) Pete

2. Ginny decides to give away her acres, with ___________ receiving 380 acres and Rose receiving 640 acres.
(a) Loren
(b) Ty
(c) Linda and Pammy
(d) Jess

3. Ginny notices that every ___________ in Rose's house is lit when she comes over.
(a) Window
(b) Candle
(c) TV
(d) Christmas light

4. The funeral is orchestrated, at least to some degree, for the benefit of ___________.
(a) Harold
(b) Rose
(c) Larry
(d) The girls

5. Ty hopes for ____________ so he can begin harvesting early on the farm and start seeing the results of his work.
(a) A new tractor
(b) Good weather
(c) The approval of Harold
(d) The approval of Ginny

6. The autopsy of Pete shows that his _____________ was high enough to preclude consciousness, making it debatable that he drove in accidentally.
(a) Medication level
(b) Cholesterol level
(c) Blood alcohol level
(d) Stress level

7. Rose knows that __________ sees her differently than other men see her and that their physical attraction will fade in time.
(a) Loren
(b) Jess
(c) Pete
(d) Ty

8. Rose tells Ginny about ___________ less superficial, hidden self-centered side. He had a way of using his kindness to manipulate others.
(a) Loren's
(b) Pete's
(c) Larry's
(d) Jess'

9. The __________ were busy that spring and for several years to come with the land of Larry's being up for sale.
(a) Real estate agents
(b) Auction houses
(c) Banks
(d) Neighbors

10. Ginny finds out that ________ had a heart attack while pushing a shopping cart down a grocery store aisle.
(a) Loren
(b) Jess
(c) Ty
(d) Larry

11. Rose's legacy to her daughters was her __________, her way of looking things, according to Ginny.
(a) Strength
(b) Honesty
(c) Life
(d) Courage

12. ___________ tells Ginny and Caroline they can take any personal possessions they want from the house and farm.
(a) Joe
(b) Marv
(c) Loren
(d) Eric

13. Ginny remembers back when she was young that she ate 27 __________ while she was sitting on the toilet.
(a) Peanuts
(b) Baby aspirins
(c) Gum drops
(d) Raw pieces of pasta

14. Who does Ginny see when she is in the clothing store, causing her to hide in a dressing room until (s)he leaves?
(a) Larry
(b) Rose
(c) Jess
(d) Loren

15. Henry Dodge say that families function better when they _____________, so he wants the family to try to repair itself.
(a) Stay together
(b) Ignore the past
(c) Forgive
(d) Break apart

Short Answer Questions

1. Feeling too awkward to go to the pool to swim, Ginny heads over to the ___________.

2. To Ginny, the sound of __________ is something oracular, telling her what she should do with her life at this point.

3. What did Caroline want to do that Larry would have disapproved of, at least it was fairly certain he would?

4. The judge rules in the defendants' favor, charging Caroline and Larry with paying the _____________.

5. What was not present on the bedsheets after Ty and Ginny had consummated their relationship for the first time, even though they prepared for it to be there?

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