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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Nine, Return and Chapter Ten, Mat.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened prior to Jack's marriage to his wife?
(a) They had a courtship.
(b) Jack's mother died.
(c) He had doubts about marrying her.
(d) Jack's father died.

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

3. What is the reason for Mat's feelings toward Lightning Berlew?
(a) He is not hard working.
(b) They have been through very difficult times together.
(c) Mat likes Lightning but not Lightning's wife because she is a crook.
(d) Lightning is the smartest man Mat knows.

4. What ended up drawing Ruth and Jack closer to one another?
(a) The minister at the church helped them to talk through their problems.
(b) He started drawing up new plans to expand the farm.
(c) They had another baby.
(d) Mat helped them to talk with one another about their problems.

5. What made Clara not feel at home in Port William any more?
(a) New people who moved into Port William changed it drastically.
(b) Her parents died and the house she grew up in sold.
(c) The war changed her view of Port William.
(d) She went to college.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whose ambitions was Clara trying to live up to?

2. How did Jack feel about the mules?

3. How does Jack remember himself as a young man?

4. How did the townspeople find out about the change in relationship between Jack and Rose?

5. Why does Hannah Coulter consider her family's life a work in progress?

(see the answer key)

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