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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. Where does Jacob remember that he Charlie and other guys from the post office would eat their lunches?
(a) Front porch.
(b) Picnic tables near the parking lot.
(c) Beneath a tree.
(d) Breakroom.

2. Where was Jacob's grandmother from?
(a) Louisiana.
(b) Georgia.
(c) Alabama.
(d) Mississippi.

3. How much lemon did Jacob's grandmother put in her pound cake?
(a) 3/4 teaspoon.
(b) 1 teaspoon.
(c) 1/4 teaspoon.
(d) 1/2 teaspoon.

4. How long after Jacob marries Rachel, does his grandfather die?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 3 weeks.
(c) 18 months.
(d) 6 months.

5. How far did Jacob have to walk when he visited Rachel at her great-aunt's house?
(a) 4 miles.
(b) 4 1/2 miles.
(c) 3 1/2 miles.
(d) 5 miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year was the Chevy Bobby Joe was driving when he drove Jacob to Kansas City?

2. When does Jacob think it a better time to die than in his 60s?

3. How long after Esau died did Jacob's grandmother die?

4. Where was Elliott sitting when boys tormented him on the playground?

5. Where was Bobby Joe working in Kansas City when Jacob went to Kansas City?

Short Essay Questions

1. When and how did Jacob and Rachel meet?

2. What were men and women's roles in the 1960s?

3. What did Jacob remember about Isaac playing the piano?

4. How did Rachel's crushed dream to go to college affect her marriage to Jacob?

5. How does Jacob remember winning a game for his team during a playground game?

6. What did Jacob learn about his grandfather after he died?

7. How did Jacob spend his teen years?

8. In 1974, why did Jacob throw away Isaac's action figurines?

9. Why did Jacob decide he would never leave Kansas City once he arrived?

10. What was the house like that Jacob bought when he married Rachel?

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