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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Five, Hunger.

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 going to the city will make him lose his common sense.
(d) They think that he has a responsibility to stay and tend to the land.

2. What is Lightning Berlew's wife's name?
(a) Ruth.
(b) Thunder.
(c) Smoothbore.
(d) Nancy.

3. As the novel opens, what is Jack's age?
(a) In his 40s.
(b) In his 90s.
(c) In his 30s.
(d) In his 20s.

4. What happens right before Jack decides to leave the store?
(a) Sees an old girlfriend.
(b) Has a brief interchange with Burley Coulter.
(c) Forgets to pay for the items he bought.
(d) Trips over the leg of the chair.

5. What happens after Will leaves?
(a) The Farrier Place thrives and repeatedly turns over a profit.
(b) The Farrier Place falls into disuse, and Jack has to sell it.
(c) Jack determines to be a better man.
(d) Will goes to work for a man who will really respect him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Jack do to escape his domestic misery?

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

3. What does everyone talk about during the group dinner?

4. What was Ruth's character like?

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

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