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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cyrus try to convince Adam to do when he is younger?

2. How do Cathy's parents die?

3. How do Cathy's classmates feel about her?

4. Why does Cathy not like to drink?

5. Where does Cathy injure Samuel?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How do Adam and Charles meet Cathy?

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

5. What happens when Adam opens the door to Cathy's room after he has locked her in?

6. What is Adam's ranch in California like?

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

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

9. What does Lee ask Samuel for help with when the well is being dug?

10. What does Cathy do to the man who helps her deliver her babies, and how does she respond?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did the relationship between Adam and Kate change throughout the course of the plot, and how did these changes affect the characters around them?

Essay Topic 2

Adam's business decisions had a huge impact on the plot and characters in this book. What were these business decisions, and how did their inclusion in the text affect the course of the plot? How did the different main characters respond to these decisions?

Essay Topic 3

Courage and fear were two attributes that were seen a number of times in this book. Where did they appear, and how did the presence of these feelings change the characters who were involved in those scenes?

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