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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Spurning dry clothes, Larry had insisted that his ________ and banker be summoned in the storm.
(a) Wife
(b) Lawyer
(c) Caroline
(d) Daughters

2. As the storm clouds form on the horizon, a ___________ is already issued for the country surrounding and including the farm.
(a) Tornado warning
(b) Thunderstorm watch
(c) Thunderstorm warning
(d) Tornado watch

3. Where had Ginny and Rose created their own little world when they were children in order to entertain each other?
(a) Their mother's closet
(b) The large bay window
(c) Their parent's room
(d) The pond

4. It was easier to raise Caroline, Ginny admits, because she was an ____________ child.
(a) Annoying
(b) Intelligent
(c) Obedient
(d) Inquisitive

5. What is the task Ginny is trying to accomplish, one that takes her until noon that morning?
(a) Dusting
(b) Polishing the wood
(c) Cleaning carpets
(d) Washing dishes

Short Answer Questions

1. How many dead children, due to miscarriages, does Ginny have in her history, leaving her longing for children?

2. Jess asks Ginny who Larry's favorite was of all of his girls as they are talking to each other. Who is the favorite?

3. How old is the narrator when the story opens and the description of the farm is being shared with the reader?

4. What had Ty's father died from?

5. Who is the narrator of the story who begins the story by describing the setting where they grew up?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when the trucks and the tractors broke during the past when Larry and Harold were around?

2. What does Ginny do in order to try to catch a glance of Jess Clark again?

3. Describe the way that Marv Carlson, the banker, eats when he arrives at Larry's house the morning after the pig roast.

4. What did Ginny and Rose create inside of their mother's closet when they were little?

5. What did Harold buy for himself without consulting Larry, which made Larry a bit upset?

6. What happens to Ginny after she cleans the carpet in her house, a task which takes her until noon?

7. What happened to the Ericson farm, according to Ginny's memory of the time it was purchased?

8. When Ginny takes her nieces to the swimming pool, what do they complain about to her?

9. What happens to the kitchen cabinets that Larry purchases, even though he doesn't need them?

10. When Pete mentions overhearing that Harold is going to be changing his will, how does Jess respond?

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