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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 does Jamie feel about the person who always saves him?
(a) All of these.
(b) Grateful.
(c) Resentful.
(d) Afraid.

2. What did Henry tell Ronsel to do when they met?
(a) Come for dinner.
(b) Use the back door.
(c) Apologize.
(d) Care for his mother.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How was Jamie most harmed during the war?

2. Why did Ronsel run away from Laura?

3. When did Henry know the war had broken Jamie?

4. What ruins Ronsel's reunion with his family?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jamie get arrested?

2. Who did Mrs. Atwood want to kill, and why?

3. What was Ronsel's main task during the war in Europe?

4. What happens to Laura while Mrs. Atwood threatens to kill someone?

5. How is Jamie comforted after making a fool of himself in town?

6. Why is Ronsel so excited to return Henry's mule?

7. Why did Ronsel think he would be treated differently after returning from the war?

8. How did Laura feel when she first met Ronsel?

9. What does Henry think will help with Jamie's injuries after the war?

10. How does Laura feel after recovering from being in bed for weeks?

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