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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Eight, Exile.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What makes some people skeptical about Andy's future plans?
(a) They think college is a waste of time.
(b) They don't think he should abandon his parents.
(c) They think that he has a responsibility to stay and tend to the land.
(d) They think that going to the city will make him lose his common sense.

2. What was the reason for the relationship that Jack and Glad had with one another?
(a) Glad visited Jack constantly and asked for advice.
(b) Jack knew that Glad had no interest in Jack's way of life.
(c) Jack was happy to share farming information with Glad.
(d) Glad was friendly with everyone.

3. How does Jack feel about all of the reminiscing that he does?
(a) He has always done a lot of reminscing, so this is nothing new.
(b) He loves to remember the past because it makes him feel close to his family that has died.
(c) There is little he can do to stop the reminiscing at his age.
(d) It makes him angry.

4. What is a horse breaker?
(a) Someone who teaches people to saddle horses.
(b) A veterinary specialist who kills horses that are dying.
(c) A rancher who can separate a large group of wild horses.
(d) A person who trains a horse and makes it fit for whatever kind of work it is supposed to do.

5. After dinner, what do most of the men and women do?
(a) Go home and go to sleep.
(b) Go into town to a dance.
(c) Go back to the fields to continue working.
(d) Drink whiskey.

Short Answer Questions

1. What became obvious to Jack regarding his relationship with Clara after Ruth's death?

2. Why did Jack work tirelessly on the farm?

3. What did Jack do during his time off?

4. When friends and family begin to worry about Jack living on his own, where does Jack go?

5. How old was Jack when Ruth suffered her heart attack?

(see the answer key)

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