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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. How does Mrs. Trask die?
(a) From a venereal disease.
(b) From consumption.
(c) She drowns herself.
(d) She is stabbed.

2. 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) She is not the most beautiful woman there.
(d) It is too lush and green.

3. What does Adam ask Samuel for help with?
(a) A broken door handle.
(b) Cathy's childbirth.
(c) His bleary vision.
(d) An injured workman.

4. What does Adam do when Cathy will not respond to his pleas?
(a) Cries.
(b) Slaps her.
(c) Leaves the house.
(d) Opens the door.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Charles learn of his father's death?

2. What is the name of Cathy's new boss after she leaves Adam?

3. What is Adam's last name?

4. From whom does Mrs. Trask get her venereal disease?

5. How much money does Cyrus leave to his sons?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Cyrus say to Adam before he leaves for the Army?

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

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

5. How is Joseph Hamilton described by the narrator?

6. Whom does Adam blame for the sad state of his boys?

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

8. What does Cathy's father do when she tries to run away?

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

10. How does Cyrus' first wife die?

(see the answer keys)

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