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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Jack buy his team of mules?
(a) Shortly after he took possession of his family's home.
(b) Only five years ago.
(c) Just after he got married.
(d) Long before he every had the family home.

2. At the very start of the novel, to what is Jack listening?
(a) Mat calling to his cows.
(b) Mat yelling at his son.
(c) His wife singning.
(d) His daughter cooking.

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

4. What are Mat's feelings concerning Lightning Berlew?
(a) Mat considers Lightning Berlew a good business man but not a friend.
(b) Lightning Berlew is the only friend Mat has ever had.
(c) Lightning Berlew is one of Mat's best friends.
(d) Mat doesn't like Lightning Berlew.

5. In Jack's memory of the mules, how old is Mat?
(a) One.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Five.
(d) Ten.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Jack walks along after leaving the store, he recalls being a man of what age?

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

3. What is the reason for Mat's feelings toward Lightning Berlew?

4. Who visited Jack the day after he brought the mules home?

5. What is easy for Jack to remember?

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