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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the plant Ginny decides to use in order to help poison Rose so that she can finally escape the farm?
(a) Willow
(b) Hemlock
(c) Bay leaf
(d) Holly

2. ____________, who reminds Ginny of Pete, is interested in vertical food conglomerates and may go to work for General Foods.
(a) Both sisters
(b) Jess
(c) Pammy
(d) Linda

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

4. __________ was always patient and good humored, always moving slowly forward.
(a) Pete
(b) Ty
(c) Harold
(d) Larry

5. ___________ discovers the remnants of the fifth miscarriage buried in the old dairy barn being converted for the hog operation.
(a) Jess
(b) Ty
(c) Pete
(d) Larry

6. What part of the farm was bulldozed, though the remaining daughters didn't seem to care much?
(a) The main coop
(b) Chelsea
(c) Dairy farm
(d) Hog farm

7. How much money does Ginny ask Ty for as she is cooking food at the stove?
(a) $1000
(b) $50
(c) $100
(d) $75

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

9. On Ginny's _______ birthday, her husband, Ty, stops by the restaurant where she still works as a waitress.
(a) 30th
(b) 40th
(c) 35th
(d) 39th

10. At the ___________ in the town where Ginny travels, the store manager notes that Larry is planning on moving to Des Moines.
(a) Book shop
(b) Department store
(c) Grocery store
(d) Antique store

11. This breed of men in #161 believe their way of thinking is normal and that they should be ___________ by everyone else.
(a) Listened to
(b) Respected
(c) Honored
(d) Catered to

12. The harvest is more successful for __________ than it is for the neighbors, which proves this person is the better farmer.
(a) Ty
(b) Harold
(c) Loren
(d) Jess

13. Pete gets drunk and drives over to threaten ________ and then drives off into the quarry where he actually drowns.
(a) Jess
(b) Larry
(c) Loren
(d) Harold

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

15. What can Ginny not find in the house and she finally gives up at 3 AM and finds another accommodation?
(a) Pillow
(b) Blanket
(c) Bedroom
(d) Bed

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the word Rose says when she calls Ginny that causes Ginny to go back to Mason City?

2. What does the person who surprises Ginny say is in the water where she is about to swim?

3. Ginny actually enjoys the _____________ part of working as a waitress, even though others do not.

4. The sorting of possession happens in the cold as _________ doesn't believe ventilation prevents kerosene heater fatalities.

5. What does Ginny add the poisonous herb to, knowing that Rose would probably not be able to resist?

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