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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 Rondal's mother tell him when he goes to work in the mines?
(a) She knows it will kill him.
(b) There is not enough room for him to live with her.
(c) She will not speak to him again.
(d) She is very proud of him.

2. For what does Rondal's mother want him in relation to Kerwin?
(a) To help her keep Kerwin from getting married to Pricie.
(b) To help her keep Kerwin out of the mines.
(c) To help her teach Kerwin run the family farm.
(d) To help Kerwin stay in school.

3. What do the railroad companies claim about the answer in question #3?
(a) They need the laborers to lay track.
(b) They can put their tracks wherever they need them.
(c) They have more rights then private citizens.
(d) The have legal ownership.

4. What is Rondal's mother's goal for Kerwin?
(a) She has no goal for him.
(b) That he become a mining engineer.
(c) That he wait until he is eighteen before working in the mines.
(d) To keep him out of the mines.

5. What does C.J.'s grandfather tell C.J. about his name?
(a) It is too long.
(b) It is a family name.
(c) It is difficult to spell.
(d) He was named after two great men.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what activities is Isom fond?

2. For what does C.J. praise Isom?

3. What does Carrie ask Mike to teach her?

4. To where does Carrie invite Lloyd to dinner?

5. What do Dr. Booker and C.J. decide to start up together?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Miles find out about Lloyd, why does he leave Miles' mine and what does Carrie ask him before he leaves?

2. What does Rondal do when he visits C.J. and how does that help his family?

3. What does Rondal do after working in the mines for two years and what is the response to his efforts?

4. What does Rondal do on his first day in the mines and how does he feel at the end of the day?

5. What happens to Johnson and why does Rondal leave town?

6. What does Rondal's mother tell him when he goes to work for the mines and why does she change her mind?

7. What does Rondal think his father refers to when he talks about the snake and where does most of Clabe's earnings go?

8. What happened with Rosa and a butterfly when she was young, what reminds her of that, why does she want to leave Mario and what did Mario do to Francesco?

9. What happens at a club meeting when the men are debating World War I?

10. What is C.J. thinking about babies and what does he remember about a discussion he had with Dillon? What is Dillon making and why?

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