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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. Who runs the Trask farm after Adam goes to war?

2. How are Adam and Cyrus related?

3. What does Adam do when he realizes that his mother is sick?

4. What does Samuel NOT have a talent for?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Samuel support his family?

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

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

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

6. How does Cyrus' first wife die?

7. How is George described when he is born?

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

9. How is Joseph Hamilton described by the narrator?

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

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

Cal had an important choice to make after meeting his mother. What was this choice, how did he make his decision, and how did this decision affect his future in the plot?

Essay Topic 3

There were many different symbols in this book. What were these symbols, and how did their presence alter the course of the plot?

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