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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Lee know about Samuel when they meet for the last time?
(a) He is depressed.
(b) He is dying.
(c) He is in love.
(d) He has a secret.

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

5. What physical malady does Kate develop?
(a) Blindness in one eye.
(b) Migraines.
(c) Deafness in one ear.
(d) Arthritis.

6. What ruins Adam's first shipment to the East Coast?
(a) Logistical problems.
(b) Mechanical problems.
(c) Bad weather.
(d) Bad ice.

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

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

9. What kind of animals do Caleb and Aaron hunt in the spring?
(a) Pheasants.
(b) Rabbits.
(c) Squirrels.
(d) Deer.

10. What causes Dessie's business to fail?
(a) Her sickness.
(b) Oversaturation of the market.
(c) Machine-made clothes.
(d) A change in trends.

11. How does Adam contact his brother after meeting with Kate?
(a) He writes a letter.
(b) He calls him on the phone.
(c) He sends a telegram.
(d) He goes to visit.

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

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

14. What do Caleb and Aaron use to hunt in the spring?
(a) Slingshots.
(b) Shotguns.
(c) BB guns.
(d) Bows and arrows.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Dessie go after closing her shop?

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

3. In what industry does Joe work?

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

5. Why does Cal choose to follow his mother?

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