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

2. What is Jamie doing at the beginning of the book?
(a) Digging a grave.
(b) Attending a funeral.
(c) Writing an obituary.
(d) Cooking a meal.

3. Why is Jamie rushing in what he is doing at the beginning of the book?
(a) The weather has been bad.
(b) He is up against a deadline.
(c) He hates funerals.
(d) He has a lot to do.

4. Where was Laura married?
(a) Atlanta.
(b) Memphis.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) Biloxi.

5. How did Laura's brother-in-law die?
(a) He drowned.
(b) He had consumption.
(c) He was murdered.
(d) He committed suicide.

Short Answer Questions

1. What appendage did Jamie lose in the war?

2. What caused Henry's limp?

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

4. Why did Henry leave town while courting Laura?

5. What does Jamie have recurring nightmares about?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Hap break his leg?

4. How did Jamie almost die as a child?

5. Why did Henry want to buy a farm?

6. Why does Henry almost throw the Atwoods off their property?

7. What is ironic about Ronsel signing up for the military?

8. What did Mr. MacAllans make Hap do while he was recovering?

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

10. What upset Laura's life more than the war?

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