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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of shop does Dessie own?
(a) Dressmaking.
(b) Candy shop.
(c) Millinery shop.
(d) Grocery store.

2. What is the occupation of Samuel's oldest daughter's husband?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Tailor.
(c) Chemist.
(d) Farmer.

3. What does Caleb prefer to be called?
(a) Cal.
(b) Leb.
(c) Cale.
(d) Cab.

4. Why does Abra think she is not good enough for Aron?
(a) She is not completely honest like he is.
(b) She cannot live up to his ideals of a mother.
(c) She did not tell him the truth about his mother.
(d) She has had other lovers.

5. What does Aron do when he lays his head on a young girl's lap?
(a) Vomits.
(b) Sleeps.
(c) Laughs.
(d) Cries.

6. What does Cal say he actively tries not to be?
(a) Weak.
(b) Vindictive.
(c) Evil.
(d) Emotional.

7. How does Tom plan to raise the money to take a trip with Dessie?
(a) Start a carriage-ride business.
(b) Sell a piece of land.
(c) Rent out the farmhouse.
(d) Raise and sell pigs.

8. Where does Dessie feel sharp pain at times?
(a) Her head.
(b) Her stomach.
(c) Her back.
(d) Her legs.

9. How does Lee feel about Abra?
(a) He thinks she needs protection.
(b) He does not approve of her feelings for Aron.
(c) He wishes that he were younger so he could court her.
(d) He sees her as his own daughter.

10. What does Cal crave in his life?
(a) Acclamation.
(b) Attention.
(c) Money.
(d) Affection.

11. When does Abra begin spending more time at the Trask ranch?
(a) When the war breaks out.
(b) When Aron goes to college.
(c) When Cal is traveling.
(d) When she is fired from her job.

12. What does George Hamilton sell?
(a) Land.
(b) Cars.
(c) Insurance.
(d) Copper.

13. What did the narrator say followed Dessie wherever she went?
(a) Angels.
(b) Children.
(c) Laughter.
(d) Light.

14. What preserves the meat of a mastodon?
(a) Heat.
(b) Sand.
(c) Absence of light.
(d) Ice.

15. What university does Aron attend?
(a) Stanford.
(b) Harvard.
(c) Georgetown.
(d) Yale.

Short Answer Questions

1. What feeling burdens Adam as he works in his new position during the war?

2. What job does Adam get when the war begins?

3. To whom does Charles leave his estate in his will?

4. What street is Kate's brothel on?

5. What does Lee think makes one like unto God?

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