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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Adam want to ship to the East Coast?
(a) Oranges.
(b) Strawberries.
(c) Peaches.
(d) Lettuce.

2. Where does Lee want to open his bookstore?
(a) Salinas Valley.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) San Bernardino.
(d) San Diego.

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. To whom does Adam talk most about his feelings regarding the war?
(a) Lee.
(b) Aron.
(c) Cal.
(d) Abra.

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

11. What does Cal think his mother is afraid of?
(a) Truth.
(b) Error.
(c) Remorse.
(d) Heaven.

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

13. What causes Adam to try to get to know Cal better?
(a) Lee tells Adam to.
(b) Cal is arrested.
(c) Cal asks about his mother.
(d) Adam finds a picture Cal drew.

14. Why does Samuel worry about Tom?
(a) He never has any friends.
(b) He cannot keep money.
(c) He seems belligerent and greedy.
(d) He has no life direction.

15. Why does Kate keep pictures of her clients?
(a) As a journal of sorts.
(b) To remember them by.
(c) As a brag book.
(d) For blackmail.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Dessie want to take a trip with Tom?

3. What does Aron want to do in his future?

4. What does Kate do when she learns that Cal is her son?

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

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