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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 Cathy offer to take her boss on a trip?

2. What does Cathy say she is doing after she gives birth?

3. What position does Cyrus take after Adam goes to war?

4. How does Cyrus lose his leg?

5. Where does Cyrus move after Adam goes to war?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens after Adam fights with Samuel in his house?

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

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

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

6. How do Adam and Charles meet Cathy?

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

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

9. What does Adam hire Lee to do?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

To which character did you relate most in this book? Why? How did this character change throughout the book?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Biblical allusions were prevalent in this book, even making it into the title. What were some of these allusions, and how did their inclusion shape the course of the plot?

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