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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. What is the name of Samuel's wife?
(a) Lizzie.
(b) Lisa.
(c) Linda.
(d) Liza.

2. What is Lee hired to do for Adam?
(a) Build shelves and bookcases.
(b) Take care of the farm animals.
(c) Repair the old stove.
(d) Work as a housekeeper.

3. Why does Cathy say she does not belong in Salinas Valley?
(a) It is not good enough for her.
(b) She does not speak the language.
(c) It is too lush and green.
(d) She is not the most beautiful woman there.

4. How do Cathy's parents die?
(a) They are poisoned.
(b) They drown themselves.
(c) Their house burns down.
(d) They are shot.

5. Where is Mrs. Trask when she dies?
(a) Her mother's house.
(b) Her bed.
(c) A shallow pond.
(d) A pew at church.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Samuel originally from?

2. Where did Adam grow up?

3. How does Cyrus raise his children?

4. How does Cyrus lose his leg?

5. Why does Adam tell Horace that Cathy is not at the house when he comes to see Adam's wound?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Samuel support his family?

2. How is George described when he is born?

3. Why does Cyrus not encourage Charles to join the Army like Adam?

4. What gift does Faye give to Kate after she had been working for a little while?

5. What does Adam hire Lee to do?

6. How does Cathy get what she wants from her classmates, and how do they feel about this?

7. What does Cathy do on her wedding night, and why?

8. What does Adam use to repair his new home in California?

9. What is included in the first chapter of the novel?

10. How does Cyrus' first wife die?

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