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

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

3. Why did Henry leave town while courting Laura?
(a) He had a work trip.
(b) He had to attend a funeral.
(c) He had some family business to attend to.
(d) He wanted to travel.

4. What did Henry buy after his brother-in-law died?
(a) A ship.
(b) A car.
(c) A dealership.
(d) A farm.

5. What appendage did Jamie lose in the war?
(a) A leg.
(b) An ear.
(c) A foot.
(d) A finger.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Henry buy something after his brother-in-law died?

2. What did Lindbergh inspire Jamie to do?

3. Why is Jamie rushing in what he is doing at the beginning of the book?

4. How much older than Jamie is Henry?

5. How long did Ronsel train in the South?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the big rumor spread about Dr. Turpin?

2. How did Jamie almost die as a child?

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

4. What is the biggest obstacle standing in the way of the Jackson's goal?

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

6. Why did Henry want to buy a farm?

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

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

9. How did Hap break his leg?

10. What does the Jackson family want more than anything?

(see the answer keys)

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