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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 position does Cyrus take after Adam goes to war?
(a) Secretary of defense.
(b) Secretary of war.
(c) Secretary of state.
(d) Secretary of agriculture.

2. What is the name of Cyrus' second wife?
(a) Alice.
(b) Ashley.
(c) Anna.
(d) Ally.

3. To where does Cathy try to run away?
(a) New York.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) Salt Lake City.
(d) Boston.

4. What does Cyrus tell Adam before he leaves home for the first time?
(a) He loves him more than Charles.
(b) Anna is not his mother.
(c) His mother is dying.
(d) He has never been prouder of him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Samuel originally from?

2. What can Cathy hear all day every day after she first moves to the ranch?

3. What does Mr. Edwards hire Cathy to do?

4. What does Adam do to keep Cathy from having her way after she gives birth?

5. In what state does the story take place?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Mr. Edwards do when he takes Cathy back to her hometown?

3. What causes Samuel to come talk to Adam after Cathy has been gone for more than a year?

4. How do Charles and Adam take the news of their large inheritance?

5. How does Kate act after Faye's death?

6. How does Samuel support his family?

7. What does Adam name his boys, and why?

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

9. How does Adam feel about Cathy shortly after they are married?

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

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