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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Four, Will Wells.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What would Jack do after his time off?
(a) Take produce to the market.
(b) Go back to work again right away.
(c) Buy supplies for the week in town.
(d) Go to church.

3. How did Ruth feel about Jack doing all of the dirty tasks around the farm?
(a) She was ashamed because she couldn't help him.
(b) She wished that their son would help him.
(c) It disgusted her.
(d) It made her proud.

4. What occurs at the end of Jack memory at the beginning of the book?
(a) He is brought back to the present with disappointment.
(b) He realizes that he is happy the past is behind him.
(c) He starts to cry.
(d) A friend he hasn't seen in 30 years arrives at his house.

5. What does Jack do after their daughter is born?
(a) He ignores Ruth's wishes and continues to sleep with her.
(b) He buys more land.
(c) He begins sleeping in a separate room of the house.
(d) He completely moves out of the house.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the novel opens, where is Jack standing?

2. When Mat goes to Lightning's house, what does he tell Lightning to do?

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

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

5. What time of the week did Jack take off from working?

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