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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Ronsel think people in the U.S. would treat him differently after the war?
(a) He has many medals.
(b) He fought in the war.
(c) He is taller.
(d) He is a leader.

2. What does Florence sense when Ronsel comes home from the war?
(a) He wants to get married.
(b) He wants to leave the South.
(c) He wants to die.
(d) He wants to return.

3. Who reminds Ronsel of the good things he saw in Europe?
(a) An old crush.
(b) The sheriff.
(c) Pappy.
(d) Laura's daughter.

4. Where did Jamie get sent to jail?
(a) Columbia.
(b) Greenville.
(c) White Springs.
(d) Yellow Vale.

5. How much does Hap owe for borrowing a mule?
(a) A quarter of the harvest.
(b) A fifth of the harvest.
(c) A tenth of the harvest.
(d) A third of the harvest.

6. Why did Ronsel elect to stay longer in Europe than he needed to?
(a) To qualify for a medal.
(b) To help the survivors.
(c) To be with his lover.
(d) To avoid going home.

7. What did Florence want more than anything during the war?
(a) Laura to welcome her.
(b) To have another baby.
(c) Hap to heal.
(d) Ronsel to come home.

8. Who always saves Jamie?
(a) Henry.
(b) Laura.
(c) Mary.
(d) Pappy.

9. What is Ronsel doing when Jamie invites him to drink?
(a) Shopping.
(b) Walking home.
(c) Eating.
(d) Working the fields.

10. How did Ronsel feel after his run in with Henry?
(a) Ambivalent.
(b) Relieved.
(c) Agitated.
(d) Disappointed.

11. What surprise did Laura learn while in Memphis?
(a) She is inheriting a fortune.
(b) She is pregnant.
(c) She wants a divorce.
(d) She loves the farm.

12. How did Laura feel after being in bed for weeks?
(a) Invisible.
(b) Important.
(c) Angry.
(d) Dark.

13. How does Laura describe doing her duties after being in bed for weeks?
(a) Regaining herself.
(b) Proving her worth.
(c) Going through the motions.
(d) Deepening the rift.

14. Who did Laura take with her when she went to Memphis?
(a) Her daughters.
(b) Her oldest son.
(c) Her nanny.
(d) Her husband.

15. How was Jamie most harmed during the war?
(a) He lost his hearing.
(b) He was mentally unstable.
(c) He was suspicious of everyone.
(d) He lost a finger.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Laura go back to Memphis for a time?

2. What did Henry have to pay $1,000 for when Jamie was arrested?

3. How did Jamie try to cope after the war?

4. What did Ronsel not find in Europe that he finds in America?

5. What is Henry's father called?

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