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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. Why does Samuel worry about Tom?

2. What ruins Adam's first shipment to the East Coast?

3. What physical malady does Kate develop?

4. In what industry does Joe work?

5. Who tells Adam to tell his boys the truth about their mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Joe Valery hope to do while working for Kate?

2. How does Will make a lot of money during the war?

3. What does Kate know about Joe Valery, and how does she plan to use this secret information?

4. Why does Kate keep pictures of her clients, and how does Adam feel about this?

5. What gives Adam the idea to ship lettuce to the East Coast?

6. What does Tom write in his letter to Liza after Dessie's death?

7. What question does Cal ask Kate when he meets her?

8. What does Ethel want from Kate, and how does Kate respond to this?

9. Why does Abra tell Lee that she feels unworthy of Aron's love?

10. What does Tom write in his letter to Will after Dessie's death?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Faye was a minor character whose presence made a big difference in the plot. How did she accomplish this? What are some ways that her presence -- however brief --- alter the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if she had not been in the book at all?

Essay Topic 2

Cathy displayed a very controlling nature in this book. How did her need for control affect the people around her, and why was this controlling nature so significant?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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