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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 Adam do when he hears that Cathy runs a whorehouse?

2. What does Tom see Dessie do before he rides for a doctor?

3. What does Lee say is not a sin?

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

5. What is Joe Valery's occupation?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Samuel worry about his son, Tom?

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

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

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

8. What happens when Aron is alone with Abra?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

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

Cal and Aron were similar characters in this book, and yet there were some marked differences, even though they were twins. What are some of the differences and similarities in these two dynamic characters?

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