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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 does Cal think his mother is afraid of?

2. What physical malady does Kate develop?

3. What causes Adam to try to get to know Cal better?

4. What does Kate do when she learns that Cal is her son?

5. What kind of animals do Caleb and Aaron hunt in the spring?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Why does Samuel tell Adam the truth about Kate and her brothel house?

10. What happens when Aron is alone with Abra?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Adam's business decisions had a huge impact on the plot and characters in this book. What were these business decisions, and how did their inclusion in the text affect the course of the plot? How did the different main characters respond to these decisions?

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

The characters in this book all had their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write their main motivations throughout the book and how this goal affected the characters around them.

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