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

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

3. Where does Laura move after her brother-in-law dies?
(a) Tennessee.
(b) Georgia,
(c) Mississippi.
(d) Alabama.

4. Why does Florence dislike Pappy?
(a) He drinks a lot.
(b) He is never fully dressed.
(c) He treats her like a slave.
(d) He swears a lot.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is wrong with the house on the farm?

3. What did Henry tell Jamie was the best place to fight from?

4. How long did Laura have bliss in her marriage?

5. Who rescued Jamie when he experienced what he has nightmares about?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Henry avoid the draft for the war?

2. What causes Laura to not kick the Atwoods off the property?

3. How did Jamie almost die as a child?

4. Why does Laura find a good doctor to treat Hap?

5. What does Florence do in the farm house that makes Laura uncomfortable?

6. What does Hap say to explain gunshots heard on the property one night?

7. Why does Hap think his mule broke his leg?

8. How did Hap break his leg?

9. Why does Dr. Turpin make things worse for Hap and his injury?

10. What does Laura do to help with the war efforts?

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