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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of bread does Mrs. Nokes often send the Lands when Davy is in jail?

2. What does Reuben dream the night that he and Swede plan to break Davy out of jail?

3. How old is Reuben when he sees his father's third miracle?

4. What was the name of the farmer's wife who lived on the farm where the tornado took Jeremiah?

5. What job does Stube take after Davy escaped on his watch?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Reuben buy with the money he earns from tearing down the corncrib?

2. What does Reuben feel when he touches his dad during the revival service held by Rev. Johnny Latt?

3. What changes occurred in Jeremiah's and Helen's lives after the tornado?

4. How does Jeremiah get money to stock the Airstream with food?

5. What irregular work did Jeremiah find after being fired from his janitor job?

6. Where do the Lands go to hunt geese?

7. How do the Lands spend Christmas Eve in 1962?

8. Where did the medical school that Jeremiah attended get a skeleton?

9. Where was Jeremiah Land when Reuben was born?

10. What happened to Jeremiah when the tornado roared through?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the relationship between Waltzer and Sara.

Support your statements with examples and quotes from the

book.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how the police respond when they learn about Swede's capture by Israel Fisher and Tommy Basca.

Support your statements with examples and quotes from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the troubles between the Land family and Israel and Tommy and how they escalate. Support your statements with examples and quotes from the book.

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