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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. Where does Cyrus move after Adam goes to war?

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

3. What name does Cathy take on after leaving Adam?

4. What is the name of Samuel's wife?

5. What disease does Cyrus' second wife have?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How are the Hamilton daughters described by the narrator?

5. How is George described when he is born?

6. How do Cathy's parents die?

7. How does Cyrus' first wife die?

8. What causes Charles to distrust Cathy when he first meets her?

9. What does Cathy say to Adam shortly after she gives birth?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Cal endures many trials before the end of the book. What are some of these trials and what lessons did he learn through these experiences?

Essay Topic 2

What are some of the ways Liza and Samuel showed their love to each other, and how did these displays alter the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

Anger is an emotion that emerged in a few very sensitive places in the plot. What are some of these instances, and how were the outcome of the plot and the characters involved in those scene affected by this anger?

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