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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 university does Aron attend?

2. How does Adam contact his brother after meeting with Kate?

3. How much money does Adam have left after his first shipment is ruined?

4. When does Aron plan to talk to his father about his feelings regarding college?

5. What does Lee think makes one like unto God?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Kate respond to hearing that Charles has left her an inheritance?

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

3. What does Kate do after meeting with Cal?

4. What does Tom imagine after Dessie's death?

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

6. How does Cal discover that his mother is still alive?

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

8. How does Adam feel after seeing Kate in the brothel, and what does he do?

9. How does Aron feel about his time at college?

10. What does Dessie suggest to Tom to make their lives more exciting?

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

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

Power and greed were two common themes in this book. Where did they appear, and how did they differ in their manifestations?

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