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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Ronsel and Jamie talk about when they are together?
(a) Former loves.
(b) War experiences.
(c) Gambling.
(d) Farming ideas.

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

3. What does Ronsel regret about the war?
(a) Helping in the camps.
(b) Killing unarmed soldiers.
(c) Leaving his lover.
(d) Going to Europe.

4. What do Laura's daughter talk to the store owner about?
(a) Gossip.
(b) The farm.
(c) Dresses.
(d) Decorating.

5. What caused Laura to lie in bed for weeks?
(a) Her pregnancy.
(b) Her depression.
(c) Her miscarriage.
(d) Her fear.

6. Who did Mrs. Atwood want to kill?
(a) Henry.
(b) Pappy.
(c) Hap.
(d) Her husband.

7. How did Ronsel describe the survivors of the camp he helped in Europe?
(a) Haunting.
(b) Skeletal.
(c) Cruel.
(d) Depraved.

8. How did Jamie try to cope after the war?
(a) He worked hard.
(b) He drank.
(c) He got a therapist.
(d) He went to a hospital.

9. What surprised Laura about Ronsel?
(a) He had one leg.
(b) He was thought dead.
(c) He had big scars on his face.
(d) He was in uniform,

10. What does Ronsel plan to return to the MacAllans?
(a) The mule.
(b) Some seeds.
(c) The tractor.
(d) The rent money.

11. What kind of family did Laura have growing up?
(a) Loving.
(b) Large.
(c) All of these.
(d) Varied.

12. What did Jamie run into before he was arrested?
(a) A school.
(b) A cow.
(c) A fence.
(d) A tree.

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

14. What did Laura miss while in Memphis?
(a) Her husband.
(b) The farm.
(c) Her children.
(d) The neighbors.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Henry think will help Jamie after the war?

2. Why did Ronsel think people in the U.S. would treat him differently after the war?

3. What camp did Ronsel help with in Europe?

4. What caused Jamie to hit the ground in fear while in town?

5. Where was the woman Ronsel had an affair from?

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