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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 does Keith Landry feel in Chapter 3, as he walks through the farmhouse?
(a) Remorse for leaving.
(b) Sorrow over his parents' deaths.
(c) Nostalgia for his uncle.
(d) Longing for his first wife.

2. What are the policemen doing at the meeting?
(a) Protecting the demonstrators.
(b) Arresting people.
(c) Writing down license plate numbers.
(d) Harassing people.

3. What does Keith Landry ask about at the gas station?
(a) Gossip.
(b) Changes.
(c) Development plans.
(d) Job prospects.

4. What is Annie afraid of when she sees Keith Landry?
(a) Her husband will kill him.
(b) He will want her back.
(c) Someone will see them.
(d) She will still love him.

5. What is Cliff Baxter's reaction when Annie Baxter fires her gun?
(a) Dies.
(b) Runs out.
(c) Lunges for her.
(d) Wets his pants.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Keith Landry's profession?

2. What does Keith Landry find in his mailbox in Chapter 8?

3. What is the significance of the place Keith Landry goes after his visit?

4. When did Keith Landry return to his hometown?

5. Who does Keith Landry spend the holiday with?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the meeting between Annie and Keith Landry.

2. What does Keith Landry find when he returns home from the meeting at the Lutheran Church?

3. Describe the conflict that is being brewed as Keith Landry spends more time in Spencerville--and how it seems likely to be settled.

4. What is Cliff Baxter's relationship with Sherry Kolarik?

5. Why does Keith Landry decide to leave town?

6. Describe Keith Landry's experience at the Landry family Labor Day gathering.

7. What happens after Keith Landry gives Billy Marlon a ride home?

8. How does Annie Baxter conclude that her husband is having an affair?

9. Describe Annie's departure from Keith Landry's house.

10. What advice does the pastor give Keith Landry?

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