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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What job does Adam get when the war begins?
(a) Exporter of goods.
(b) Military personnel manager.
(c) Draft board member.
(d) War correspondant.

2. What street is Kate's brothel on?
(a) Callington Way.
(b) Castroville Street.
(c) Catherine Way.
(d) Cat's Cradle Street.

3. Who tells Adam about Cathy running the whorehouse?
(a) Lee.
(b) Samuel.
(c) Liza.
(d) Aron.

4. What is Joe Valery's occupation?
(a) Soldier.
(b) Brothel assistant.
(c) Train conductor.
(d) Politician.

5. Whom is Joe sent to spy on?
(a) Ethel.
(b) Kate.
(c) Adam.
(d) Liza.

6. What is the name of Samuel's oldest daughter?
(a) Una.
(b) Ona.
(c) Ina.
(d) Ena.

7. In what industry does Joe work?
(a) Railroad.
(b) Packaging.
(c) Advertising.
(d) Fabrication.

8. Why does Cal struggle to make friends after his family moves?
(a) He looks strange.
(b) He is a nerd.
(c) He is incredibly shy.
(d) He is a bully.

9. How much money does Cal get from his business deal with Will Hamilton?
(a) $20,000.
(b) $15,000.
(c) $10,000.
(d) $25,000.

10. What does Cal want to do in his future?
(a) Be a farmer.
(b) Start a business.
(c) Travel extensively.
(d) Go to college.

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

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

13. What surprises Adam most about Kate when he sees her in the brothel?
(a) How much she has aged.
(b) That she has not changed at all.
(c) She has a mean look in her eyes.
(d) Her evil ways are physically manifest.

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

15. Why can Joe Valery not get a better job?
(a) His wife has the money in the family.
(b) He is uneducated.
(c) His father forces him to do what he does.
(d) He is an ex-convict.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the narrator say followed Dessie wherever she went?

2. What ruins Adam's first shipment to the East Coast?

3. What kind of animals do Caleb and Aaron hunt in the spring?

4. What does Adam do when he hears that Cathy runs a whorehouse?

5. What does George Hamilton sell?

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