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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How are Jamie and Henry related?
(a) They are brothers.
(b) Jamie is his uncle.
(c) They are cousins.
(d) They are half-brothers.

2. When did Jamie experience what he has nightmares about?
(a) When he was 10 years old.
(b) When he was 2 years old.
(c) When he was 5 years old.
(d) When he was 15 years old.

3. Who encouraged Henry to pursue Laura?
(a) All of these.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her brother.
(d) Her father.

4. How is the coffin described at the beginning of the book?
(a) Dark.
(b) Smooth.
(c) Creepy.
(d) Crude.

5. Why can't Florence go home after treating Laura's children?
(a) The bridge is washed out.
(b) The town is too far away.
(c) It is dark.
(d) It is contagious.

6. What is Mrs. Jackson's occupation?
(a) Midwife.
(b) Nanny.
(c) Secretary.
(d) Maid.

7. What is wrong with the house on the farm?
(a) All of these.
(b) There is no electricity.
(c) There is no running water.
(d) It is far from civilization.

8. Why did Henry's father sell his farm?
(a) His father died.
(b) His wife got sick.
(c) He hated the farm.
(d) There was a flood.

9. What caused Henry's limp?
(a) A birth defect.
(b) A dog bite.
(c) A war wound.
(d) A child sickness.

10. Who taught Henry about the importance of land?
(a) His grandfather.
(b) His cousin.
(c) His uncle.
(d) His father.

11. Why was Ronsel unable to reach his goals in the military?
(a) He is too young.
(b) He is sick.
(c) He is black.
(d) He is too old.

12. Why does Henry not have a place to stay after his brother-in-law dies?
(a) The manager swindled him.
(b) It burns down.
(c) It gets foreclosed on.
(d) It is damaged.

13. Why does Henry dig so deep at the beginning of the book?
(a) He is biding his time.
(b) It gets the body far away from him.
(c) It is what his brother wanted.
(d) He is worried a storm will wash the body up.

14. How did Laura describe Jamie when she met him?
(a) Dashing.
(b) Strange.
(c) Haunting.
(d) Gorgeous.

15. Where does Pappy think Florence should sleep?
(a) The crib room.
(b) The guest room.
(c) The barn.
(d) The couch.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Laura decide on her 30th birthday?

2. Why was Henry not eligible for the draft?

3. How did Laura's brother-in-law die?

4. What did Ronsel have to put up with while training in the south?

5. What does Henry want to call the farm?

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