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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. Who is Michael?
(a) Ruth's boyfriend.
(b) Dalva's best friend.
(c) Dalva's neighbor.
(d) Dalva's boyfriend.

2. What happens to Dalva before giving birth to her son?
(a) She loses consciousness.
(b) She gets the flu.
(c) She gets pneumonia.
(d) She loses the baby.

3. Who tells Michael of a Sioux boy with special powers that once worked on the farm?
(a) Lundquist.
(b) Dalva.
(c) Duane.
(d) Ruth.

4. Who accepts an offer to move back to Nebraska?
(a) Michael.
(b) Naomi.
(c) Dalva.
(d) Ruth.

5. Where does Dalva go to give birth to her son?
(a) Ohio.
(b) California.
(c) New York.
(d) Michigan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Ruth separated from her husband Ted?

2. Who goes to a meeting with Michael's chairman?

3. Who takes Michael to town to get the journals he seeks?

4. What does Dalva learn about her relationship with Duane?

5. What was Dalva's great grandfather's profession?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the meeting with Michael's chairman.

2. Discuss the letter Dalva receives from Ruth.

3. Discuss Dalva's job with troubled teens.

4. What happens during Dalva and Ted's lunch at a local cafe?

5. What is learned about Dalva's follower?

6. Why does Dalva like Duane?

7. What does Duane do to the football players at school?

8. What happens when Dalva visits Duane when he's dying?

9. Discuss the phone conversation between Dalva and Ruth.

10. How do Dalva and Duane meet?

(see the answer keys)

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