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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what state did Oliver just travel?
(a) Florida
(b) Illinois
(c) New York
(d) California

2. Who is Horse Hines?
(a) A stonecutter
(b) The local undertaker
(c) The Presbyterian minister
(d) A stable owner

3. What does Eugene win in this chapter?
(a) A poker game
(b) A bet on a horse
(c) A baseball game
(d) An essay contest

4. What sibling is Eugene especially close to?
(a) Helen
(b) Grover
(c) Steve
(d) Ben

5. What does Oliver sell to Eliza?
(a) His burial plot
(b) The angel
(c) His shop
(d) His interest in the roominghouse

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the woman from South Carolina who comes to Altamont to stay during the summer and lives at the rooming house?

2. How would you discribe Oliver's relationship with Eugene?

3. Gilbert Guant changed his name to what?

4. Who is the previous employee?

5. What would best describe Eliza's business interests?

Short Essay Questions

1. Briefly describe Mr. Leonard.

2. Briefly describe Eugene's attitude toward academics.

3. Is there any significance to the fact that Helen is the one who takes Gant to Baltimore for treatment of his cancer?

4. Why do you think Eugene went to his father to get money for his trip to Virginia?

5. Why do you think Eugene is trying to put and weight and why does he feel so bad about not being able to go to war?

6. How do you think this chapter (24) reflects the heart of the Leonards as educators.

7. Who is Bob Sterling and why is he included in this book?

8. What is unusual about Gant's involvement in the temperance movement?

9. How would you describe Eliza as a business woman?

10. Is it significant that the two brothers, and not the sisters or parents are responsible for making the funeral arrangements for Ben?

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