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

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

3. When did Henry know the war had broken Jamie?
(a) When he read his letters.
(b) When he read a book about him.
(c) When he saw him afterwards.
(d) When he talked to him on the phone.

4. What was the biggest barrier for Ronsel's affair during the war?
(a) Language.
(b) Religion.
(c) Customs.
(d) Age.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Laura NOT miss while in Memphis?

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

3. Where did Jamie get sent to jail?

4. How much does Hap owe for borrowing a mule?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Jamie harmed after the war?

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

3. Why did Ronsel want to stay in Europe when the war was over?

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

5. What is the biggest difference Ronsel found between Europe and America?

6. What information does Laura give Ronsel when they meet, and how does he respond to this?

7. What does Florence sense in Ronsel when he comes home from the war?

8. How does Jamie cope with how he is harmed after the war?

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

10. Why does Jamie get arrested?

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