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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Three, Ruth.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Jack do during his time off?
(a) Listen to the radio.
(b) Exercise.
(c) Read.
(d) Go to a dance or social gathering.

2. As Jack walks along after leaving the store, he recalls being a man of what age?
(a) 28.
(b) 5.
(c) 22.
(d) 18.

3. When did Jack's father die?
(a) Just days after Jack's mother died.
(b) Many years after Jack's mother died.
(c) One year to the day after Jacks mother died.
(d) Approximately two years after jacks mother died.

4. How does Mat describe his relationship with Jack?
(a) Jack has not been a good friend to Mat.
(b) Jack and Mat were inseperable for a time.
(c) Jack has always been there for Mat when he needed him.
(d) Jack and Mat have always been competitive with one another.

5. What happens when Jack sees Mat in the store?
(a) Jack introduces Mat to the man he is talking to.
(b) Jack joins in the conversation about farming.
(c) Jack stops his conversation and gets up and hugs Mat.
(d) Jack does not immediately acknowledge that Mat has arrived.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jack remember about what occurred on the day after the mules arrived?

2. What happened prior to Jack's marriage to his wife?

3. When his memory at the beginning of the book is over, where does Jack go?

4. How does Jack feel about all of the reminiscing that he does?

5. How did Jack's family feel about the Civil War?

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